DRAFT KENYA PRIMR 2014 ENDLINE READING FLUENCY PROGRESS BRIEF – ENGLISH INSTRUCTION This brief summarizes change in oral reading fluency (ORF) associated with Kenya PRIMR after two years of implementation.The findings presented are representative of Grade 2 students attending schools that benefited from full treatment under the program across the implementation cohorts.The program’s data collection structure did not assess students at the same point during the school year, as is recommended by USAID Education Strategy methodology. As such, change in reading outcomes is not measured based on a comparison of cohorts but rather by contrasting the full treatment group with a control group composed of students that did not receive any intervention.The data used for this brief are from the endline reading assessment in English.
Program Summary Implemented by RTI International, the Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) program aimed at improving learning outcomes in reading and mathematics in 547 schools in five counties, as well as low cost private schools in Nairobi. It strengthened the Ministry of Education’s delivery systems to enhance learning outcomes in Kiswahili, English and mathematics at the national and county level, using government personnel and systems. While a three-year program, PRIMR’s classroom implementation occurred primarily over two years (2012 and 2013). Total Estimated Cost
Geographic Coverage
$8.1 Million
Nairobi, Kiambu, Nakuru, Murang’a and Kisumu counties
Duration
Three years August 2011 to August 2014
Program Highlights • 82,800 student beneficiaries reached in School Years 2012 through 2014 • 16,400 more students reading at least 45 correct words per minute • 5,100 more students able to read at least one word Intervention Grades
Intervention Languages
1 and 2
English and Kiswahili
Evaluation Design RTI conducted an impact evaluation using the early grade reading assessment (EGRA). Throughout the evaluation, over 25,000 students from about 300 schools were tested. The main evaluation indicator was oral reading fluency (ORF) in correct words per minute (CWPM). Assessment Groups
Assessment Phases
Assessment Grades
Assessment Languages
Full treatment (cohorts 1 and 2) and control
Baseline (January 2012), Midline (October 2012), Endline (October 2013)
1 and 2
English and Kiswahili
This Reading Fluency Progress Brief is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It was produced for review by USAID and was prepared by Management Systems International, a Tetra Tech company, for the E3 Analytics and Evaluation program.