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PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
This section presents key program activities under the three core components of PRP:
1. Improved Classroom Learning Environment for Reading
2. Improved Policies and Systems for Reading
3. Community-Based Support for Reading
COMPONENT 1: IMPROVED CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR
READING
The following activities were carried out under component 1 during this reporting quarter.
SUB-COMPONENT 1.1: TEACHER SKILLS IMPROVED THROUGH QUALITY EDUCATION,
TRAINING AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
1.1.1 STUDENT MATERIALS FOR READING SUPPORT
PRP is working closely with the provincial and regional governments across Pakistan to bring
meaningful and measurable improvement in student reading through improved learning materials
and teaching techniques. Over the last two years PRP developed a wide range of Teaching Learning
Material (TLM) in Urdu and Sindhi languages including daily reading lesson plans, big books, leveled
readers, flash cards and student workbooks for grades 1 and 2, to support teachers in teaching and
learning process to improve beginning reading skills of students. Linguistic experts, storywriters,
early grade language teachers, curriculum experts and language authority representatives have been
involved in all steps of material development process. The Material Review Committees (MRCs)
comprising of officials, subject experts, and teachers from Bureaus of Curriculum, Provincial
Institutes of Teacher Education, and Directorates of Education review and approve the material.
Developing early grade reading material for the Pakistani context is a very exciting and challenging
process that includes many stakeholders from the beginning to the end product. Steps involved in
the material development process are summarized below.
Develop Scope
and Sequence
Development
of TLM content
Field test of
material in
schools
Refinement of
material
Review by
material review
committee
Incoporate
feedback of
committee
Designing and
layout of
material
Printing of
material
Distribution of
material in
schools
Figure 1: PRP Material Development Process
This quarter focused on development of daily reading lesson plans and workbooks for grade 2
teachers and students. PRP’s regional material development committees developed first drafts of
grade 2 materials at the national level and tested in PRP focused schools in urban and rural areas to
USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project – Quarterly Progress Report (April 01 - June 30, 2016)
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