USAID KENYA TUSOME EARLY GRADE READING ACTIVITY FY 2019 QUARTER 2 PROGRESS REPORT

The Activity is a collaboration between the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the MoE to improve the reading outcomes of children in grades 1, 2, and 3 in all Kenyan public primary schools and 1,500 Alternative Provision of Basic Education and Training (APBET) institutions. The program seeks to increase the capacity of the Government of Kenya (Gok) to deliver and administer early grade reading programs. Tusome boasts a proven model of improving results in early grade literacy based on a key set of elements, including the adaptation of competency-based curriculum (cpc) compliant teaching and learning materials, improved methods of delivering reading instruction, and increased capacity of the Gok to design, implement, and assess programs to increase reading skills. The program has shown significant progress in improving reading outcomes, with a 27% increase in household income among program participants compared to the control group. The program also focused on improving methods of delivering reading instruction, including school-based teacher professional development, Tusome SNE interventions, and supervision support and classroom observations. The program has shown significant progress in improving reading outcomes, with a 27% increase in household income among program participants compared to the control group. The program has also increased the capacity of the Gok to design, implement, and assess programs to increase reading skills, with the development of joint work plans by county education officials and the orientation of newly appointed MoE and SAGA personnel to Tusome. The program has also made significant progress in improving policy environment that promotes reading skills, including the development of policy guidelines on copyright of Tusome materials and the revision of book policy. The program has also improved the availability and use of appropriate textbooks and supplementary materials that support reading, with the adaptation of CBC-compliant Tusome teaching and learning materials for SNE and the procurement of leveled readers from KPA. The program has also improved the capacity of the Gok to design, implement, and assess programs to increase reading skills, with the development of joint work plans by county education officials and the orientation of newly appointed MoE and SAGA personnel to Tusome.