@article{dubeck_designing_2015, title = {Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal {Kenya}}, volume = {41}, issn = {07380593}, url = {https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0738059314001473}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.11.022}, abstract = {What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement new instructional methods? How can this be achieved with minimal support within existing policy? We argue that two broad sets of considerations must be made in designing such an intervention. First, the intervention must be effective by bridging the gap between current teacher practice and the scientific literature on effective instruction. This broad consideration is detailed with 10 design recommendations. Second, the intervention must be amenable to being scaled-up and mainstreamed as part of government policy. This involves being (i) simple and replicable; (ii) well received by teachers; and (iii) cost effective. The paper describes how these factors were considered in the design of a literacy intervention in government primary schools in coastal Kenya. It also includes reactions from teachers about the intervention and their change in knowledge.}, language = {en}, urldate = {2020-05-16}, journal = {International Journal of Educational Development}, author = {Dubeck, Margaret M. and Jukes, Matthew C.H. and Brooker, Simon J. and Drake, Tom L. and Inyega, Hellen N.}, month = mar, year = {2015}, note = {shortDOI: 10/f7fghr KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.11.022 10/f7fghr 2405685:4WTUAF8V 2405685:USCCYKCK 2534378:5GJ88R44 2534378:DLHXICEY 2534378:NIUAY2PP}, keywords = {ADULTS, BEST practices, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL innovations, EDUCATIONAL intervention, ELEMENTARY education, KENYA, Kenya, LITERACY, Literacy, Perception, Reading instruction, TEACHER development, TEACHING methods, Teacher education, Text messages, \_\_:import:01, \_\_:match:final, \_\_:matched, \_\_:study\_id:2099920, \_\_\_working\_potential\_duplicate, \_\_finaldtb}, pages = {88--96}, } @article{dubeck_designing_2015, title = {Designing a program of teacher professional development to support beginning reading acquisition in coastal {Kenya}}, volume = {41}, issn = {07380593}, url = {https://www.poverty-action.org/sites/default/files/publications/designing%20a%20program%20of%20teacher%20pd%20to%20support%20beg%20read%20acquisition%20in%20coa..._0.pdf}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.11.022}, abstract = {What should be considered when developing a literacy intervention that asks teachers to implement new instructional methods? How can this be achieved with minimal support within existing policy? We argue that two broad sets of considerations must be made in designing such an intervention. First, the intervention must be effective by bridging the gap between current teacher practice and the scientific literature on effective instruction. This broad consideration is detailed with 10 design recommendations. Second, the intervention must be amenable to being scaled-up and mainstreamed as part of government policy. This involves being (i) simple and replicable; (ii) well received by teachers; and (iii) cost effective. The paper describes how these factors were considered in the design of a literacy intervention in government primary schools in coastal Kenya. It also includes reactions from teachers about the intervention and their change in knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]}, journal = {International Journal of Educational Development}, author = {Dubeck, Margaret M. and Jukes, Matthew C.H. and Brooker, Simon J. and Drake, Tom L. and Inyega, Hellen N.}, month = mar, year = {2015}, note = {Cam URL: https://ezp.lib.cam.ac.uk/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=bri\&AN=108296506\&site=ehost-live\&scope=site KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2014.11.022 2339240:B8GCJR9U 2405685:7W777384 2534378:5GJ88R44 2534378:DLHXICEY 2534378:NIUAY2PP}, keywords = {ADULTS, BEST practices, EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL innovations, EDUCATIONAL intervention, ELEMENTARY education, KENYA, Kenya, LITERACY, Literacy, Perception, Reading instruction, TEACHER development, TEACHING methods, Teacher education, Text messages, \_\_:import:01, \_\_:match:final, \_\_:matched, \_\_:study\_id:2099920, \_\_finaldtb}, } @article{jukes_improving_2017, title = {Improving {Literacy} {Instruction} in {Kenya} {Through} {Teacher} {Professional} {Development} and {Text} {Messages} {Support}: {A} {Cluster} {Randomized} {Trial}}, volume = {10}, issn = {1934-5747, 1934-5739}, shorttitle = {Improving {Literacy} {Instruction} in {Kenya} {Through} {Teacher} {Professional} {Development} and {Text} {Messages} {Support}}, url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19345747.2016.1221487}, doi = {10.1080/19345747.2016.1221487}, abstract = {We evaluated a program to improve literacy instruction on the Kenyan coast using training workshops, semiscripted lesson plans, and weekly text-message support for teachers to understand its impact on students’ literacy outcomes and on the classroom practices leading to those outcomes. The evaluation ran from the beginning of Grade 1 to the end of Grade 2 in 51 government primary schools chosen at random, with 50 schools acting as controls. The intervention had an impact on classroom practices with effect sizes from 0.57 to 1.15. There was more instruction with written text and more focus on letters and sounds. There was a positive impact on three of four primary measures of children’s literacy after two years, with effect sizes up to 0.64, and school dropout reduced from 5.3\% to 2.1\%. This approach to literacy instruction is sustainable, and affordable and a similar approach has subsequently been adopted nationally in Kenya.}, language = {en}, number = {3}, urldate = {2020-05-16}, journal = {Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness}, author = {Jukes, Matthew C. H. and Turner, Elizabeth L. and Dubeck, Margaret M. and Halliday, Katherine E. and Inyega, Hellen N. and Wolf, Sharon and Zuilkowski, Stephanie Simmons and Brooker, Simon J.}, month = jul, year = {2017}, note = {shortDOI: 10/gftrwn KerkoCite.ItemAlsoKnownAs: 10.1080/19345747.2016.1221487 10/gftrwn 2339240:BHTFCPZY 2339240:NZ4F4CI7 2339240:WQWT3F9T 2405685:8RA9QUBS 2405685:KF3AT824 2405685:L29LKK2H 2405685:NZMWQR53 2405685:ZPZ33ATM 2534378:5AX7B2XZ 2534378:69A797YC 2534378:6YQFC9JR 2534378:DNVP68DF 2534378:JCAY2TT6 2534378:LP5IEPIP 2534378:M4JQTSXE 2534378:NJKCAKUT}, keywords = {Africa, Classroom Observation Techniques, Dropout Rate, ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE), Early Childhood Education, Effect Size, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Grade 2, Handheld Devices, Improving Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa Using Rigorous Research Designs, Intelligence Tests, Intervention, Interviews, Kenya, Literacy Education, Maximum Likelihood Statistics, Pretests Posttests, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness, Promising Interventions Are Great, but Are They Enough?, Questionnaires, RCT, Randomized Controlled Trials, Raven Progressive Matrices, Rural Schools, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Improvement, Teaching Methods, Telecommunications, What We Are Learning About Early Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, \_\_:import:01, \_\_:match:final, \_\_:matched, \_\_:study\_id:2096051, \_\_\_working\_potential\_duplicate, \_\_finaldtb, early grade reading, literacy instruction}, pages = {449--481}, }