Literacy Boost results: Ethiopia

Literacy Boost is Save the Children’s innovative, evidence-based program to support the development of reading skills in young children. Literacy Boost holistically pursues the goal of literacy by: using assessments to identify gaps and measure improvements in the five core reading skills, training teachers to teach national curriculum with an emphasis on reading skills, and mobilizing communities to support children’s reading. In 2011, Save the Children began its second year of Literacy Boost in the Dendi region of Ethiopia, implementing both community and teacher focused interventions during a full school year. This briefer highlights findings from the Literacy Boost Dendi, Ethiopia Year 2 endline.