Documents & Reports
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Literacy for all in 100 days? A research-based strategy for fast progress in low-income countries (English)
In low-income countries many students are marginalized very early and remain illiterate. In grades 1-3 they attend rarely, though they may officially drop out in grade 4. Many others graduate from primary...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79785 Document Date: May 30, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abadzi,Helen
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Literacy for all in 100 days? A research-based strategy for fast progress in low-income countries : L'alphabetisation pour tous en 100 jours? Une strategie basee sur la recherche pour obtenir des progres rapides dans les pays à faible revenu (French)
In low-income countries many students are marginalized very early and remain illiterate. In grades 1-3 they attend rarely, though they may officially drop out in grade 4. Many others graduate from primary...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79785 Document Date: May 21, 2013 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abadzi,Helen
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How to speed up Arabic literacy for lower-income students? : some insights from cognitive neuroscience (English)
Students in low-income countries often have trouble learning to read; 80-90 percent of second and third graders in some countries cannot even read a single word and may know few if any letters (RTI 2009...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79784 Document Date: November 20, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Abadzi,Helen
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Remedial education programs to accelerate learning for all (English)
Students from low income background often fall behind early on their education journey. Without adequate and timely support to address their learning needs they continue to perform poorly. Eventually the...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79783 Document Date: May 1, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Schwartz, Analice C.
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The foundations of numerical and mathematical abilities : a literature review (English)
The processing of numerical information is a dominant feature of everyday life. Whether it is in the context of financial transactions, such as shopping for groceries or in gauging how many people are...
Document Type: Working Paper Report No.: 79781 Document Date: April 8, 2012 Disclosure Status: Disclosed Author: Ansari,Daniel