PRO-POOR PRIMR: IMPROVING EARLY LITERACY SKILLS FOR CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IN KENYA

Children from low-income families are at risk of learning outcome difficulties, particularly in literacy. Various studies link poor literacy results with performance later in primary and secondary school, and suggest that poverty, literacy skills and weak instructional methods combine to drastically limit the educational opportunities for many poor children. The Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) Initiative was designed to support the learning...