Literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa remain low, despite increased primary school enrollment. In rural Mozambique, only 3% of children possess grade-level reading skills. Poor learning outcomes in lower grades are a barrier to further expanding school enrollment at higher grade levels. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign published in the Journal of Development Economics explores whether a teacher training program and reading camps could improve literacy levels among elementary school children.
Study explores how teacher training and reading programs affect literacy in Mozambique
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