Learning poverty is the measure of the number of children who cannot read and understand a simple story by age 10. Half of the world’s children experience learning poverty, failing to acquire foundational skills such as basic literacy by the end of primary. Learning poverty is a major component of the global learning crisis, and eliminating it is an urgent development objective, akin to the World Bank’s twin goals to ending poverty and increasing shared prosperity. To call attention to the magnitude and urgency of the learning crisis, the World Bank launched the Human Capital Project and set an accompanying learning target: by 2030, to halve the number of children who fail to learn to read by age 10. To achieve this goal, most successful countries will strengthen their education systems while also applying a set of targeted interventions to improve literacy. This paper describes that package of policy interventions, hereafter referred to as the literacy policy package (LPP). The LPP describes how systems can apply targeted interventions to improve reading. It lays out key elements that have proven successful in rapidly improving reading proficiency levels at scale. These are: (1) assure political and technical commitment to making all children literate; (2) ensure adequate amounts of effective literacy instruction by supported teachers; (3) provide quality, age-appropriate books, and texts to children; (4) teach children first in the language they speak and understand best; and (5) foster children’s language abilities and love of books and reading. This paper describes the LPP and discusses what World Bank client countries and the Bank can do to successfully implement it.
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Crawford,Michael F., Barron Rodriguez,Maria Rebeca, Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong, Gutierrez Bernal,Marcela, Saavedra Chanduvi,Jaime, Arias Diaz,Omar S.
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2021/07/30
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Report
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162271
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1
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1
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2021/07/30
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Disclosed
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Doc Name
Attaining the Learning Target : A Policy Package to Promote Literacy for All Children
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Keywords
primary-school-age child; results-based financing; literacy policy; children's needs; high rates of illiteracy; improvement of education quality; Primary and Secondary Education; high quality education system; Learning and Innovation Credit; books and reading; Teachers; Early childhood education; incentives for teacher; improvement in literacy; human capital accumulation; Education Policy; literacy and numeracy; language of instruction; children and youth; role of partnership; Learning for All; Access to Education; improving learning environment; proposals for reform; basic human right; impact of conflict; investment in road; lower secondary education; safe learning environment; children must; national education plan; overall public spending; package of policy; quality of education; international development partner; stock market crash; human capital development; supplementary reading material; human capital investment; lifelong learning opportunity; share of children; distortions of finance; education systems; political commitment; writing system; professional development; early grade; targeted intervention; in school; language ability; word recognition; student learning; literacy instruction
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Crawford,Michael F. Barron Rodriguez,Maria Rebeca Ding,Elaine Yi Zhong Gutierrez Bernal,Marcela Saavedra Chanduvi,Jaime Arias Diaz,Omar S.
Attaining the Learning Target : A Policy Package to Promote Literacy for All Children (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565171627618840464/Attaining-the-Learning-Target-A-Policy-Package-to-Promote-Literacy-for-All-Children