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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

numeracy

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Namibia

Education Ministry invests in early learning initiatives

During the opening of the 6th Children's Parliament, UNICEF Representative to Namibia, Samuel Kweku, pointed out ongoing difficulties in keeping children in school, with 22% of Grade 4 learners repeating the grade in 2023. Kweku called for urgent investments in Foundational Literacy and Numeracy to address the learning crisis and transform the education system. Edda Bohn, Deputy Executive Director of the Ministry of Education, however explained that Grade 4 marks […]

todayJuly 17, 2024 45

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Africa

Malawi’s school kids are using tablets to improve their reading and maths skills

    By Nicola Pitchford, University of Nottingham   Malawi introduced free primary education in 1994. This has significantly improved access to schooling. However, the country – which is one of the poorest in the world – still faces a high learning poverty rate of 87%. Learning poverty is a measure of a child’s inability to meet minimum proficiency in reading, numeracy and other skills at the primary school level. […]

todayMay 13, 2024 12

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Nine out of 10 kids are not developmentally on track in literacy and numeracy – study of 8 African countries

Play and storytelling are a crucial part of children’s cognitive development. PixelCatchers Pearl S. Kyei, University of Ghana Children develop an enormous amount during their early years – socially, physically, emotionally and cognitively. What happens between the ages of 0 and 8 years can predict important long-term outcomes: for example, how a child will fare at school; what their health will be like and their future earning potential. Children in […]

todayApril 10, 2024 30

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