Harvard University
For Implementing And Evaluating The Impact Of A Peer-to-peer Teaching Model In Kenya
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Amount$265,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/15/2010
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Term20 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
Many first, second, and third graders in Kenya are struggling to learn to read. A grant to Harvard will support a simple, low-cost method to improve reading achievement in which sixth graders tutor second graders to help them become more fluent readers. This project will be implemented in 50 schools in Kenya as part of a larger program to improve learning, and will be examined through a randomized impact evaluation to examine its effectiveness.
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