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ALfA International Languages WHY DISRUPT? WHAT KIND OF CHANGE?
There is nothing to lose. The traditional Pedagogy is as important as actions to
education system is failing the children: address the crises. We need radical
•70% of 10-year-olds in low and middle educational reform:
income countries (LMICs) can’t read. •A switch to swift, effective programs with
•There are 800 million adults around the a low climate footprint
world who lack the skill to read, write and •An education beyond academic skills
do basic arithmetic. that helps create a more humane world
Arabic English Nepali Swahili Portuguese*
Bangladeshi Filipino Serbian Twi Persian*
Dhivehi French Shona Urdu Somalian*
Dutch Mandarin Spanish Yoruba * in development
ALfA Indian Languages
Assamese Marathi
Bengali Mizo EVIDENCE OF IMPACT? THE WAY FORWARD?
Gujarati Odia A recent book edited by Prof. Fernando The ALfA program has taken off in just one
Hindi Punjabi Reimurs of Harvard Graduate School of year to diverse contexts around the world
Kannada Tamil Education found that ALfA (Accelerating with numerous government, non-
Konkani* Telugu Learning for All) implementation in government organizations, and private
Maithili * in process government schools of Shamli in 40 days schools bringing fast-track literacy to all.
had an effect size of 0.23 for Grade 3 and
0.89 for Grade 5. Children doubled their
Reading Fluency.
