WHAT WE DO
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IMPROVING FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY

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Our Topic Areas




Our Partners


SOT is a sector wide initiative funded by the Gates Foundation and led by RTI International in collaboration with over 55 partners.
This global team has produced a wide array of resources for best practices to improve the evidence of what works for foundational literacy and numeracy at scale.

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AfroCloud Technologies
better-purpose
Better Purpose
Brittany Meredith
Brittany Meredith
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Central Square Foundation
Basic-Education
Department of Basic Education, Republic of South Africa
McGill University
Dr. Annie Savard, McGill University
EducAid
EducAid Sierra Leone
Ernest Ampadu
Ernest Ampadu
FHI360
FHI 360
fundaawande
Funda Wande
GRIC
GRIC
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ideas42
justice rising
Justice Rising International
kytabu
Kytabu
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Laterite
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Magnum Group, Inc.
Mercy Kazima
Mercy Kazima
Morgan Stoffregen
Morgan Stoffregen
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OLICO Maths Education NPC
school-to-school
School-to-School International
SIL Global
SIL Global
univesity of ghana
University of Ghana
university of witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand
USAID
USAID


OUR COVERAGE Technical Assistance

Kenya

Teaching and learning materials development for grassroots organizations in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. Partners: Grassroots Nest for Innovation and Change; Brenda Anjuri; Sarah Koko
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News & Upcoming Events

JUNE 2024
Webinar on Math Education: Strengthening Teacher Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge

Dr. Mercy Kazima (University of Malawi), Dr. Lynn Bowie (OLICO) and Norma Evans (Evans and Associates) present findings from their work on improving teacher content and pedagogical content knowledge. Dr. Kazima provides an overview of "Developing teachers’ mathematical knowledge for teaching: An example of project from Malawi"; Dr. Bowie presents on OLICO's research on "Supporting teachers with a WhatsApp API course" in South Africa; and Ms. Evans delves into "Building teachers’ content and pedagogical content knowledge through authentic problem-solving" in Ghana. This is the second in a series of webinars as a part of SoT's development of a global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs, which will seek to connect professionals working in math education and improve the quality of pedagogical discourse and implementation. Click here to watch the full webinar.

MAR 2024
Webinar on Math Education: Evidence-based Instructional Strategies

RTI’s Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan and Dr. Wendi Ralaingita provide an overview of the findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mr. Francisco Mejía from El Salvador’s Ministry of Education presents key points of the ESMATE strategy, one of the programs included in the study. This first in a series of webinars is part of SoT's global community of practice in early grade math in LMICs. Click here to access the report and other resources. Click here to watch the full webinar.

MAR 2024
CIES 2024 Conference : SoT Presentation on Foundational Numeracy

RTI's Dr. Wendi Ralaingita and Dr. Yasmin Sitabkhan presented “Learning from Successful early-grade math programs: Lessons for teacher professional development”. In this presentation they presented findings from the Numeracy at Scale study, focusing on common pedagogical strategies found across successful numeracy programs. The discussed details of how these common elements were executed differently under different program models and what these mean for teacher professional development. Click here to access the presentation.

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Blogs

8-ways
November 08, 2024

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By Katherine Flaschen

8 Ways to Unlock Better Teaching Practices
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CaseStudy-FR
October 01, 2024

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Améliorer les pratiques d’enseignement dans un programme de remédiation en lecture et en mathématiques au Sénégal
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CaseStudy-EN
September 01, 2024

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Improving Teaching Practices in a Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Program in Senegal (EN)
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