Developing learning and training materials

• In Event: Implementing Pilot Early Grade Reading Program in Morocco

Proposal

At the core of RFS-SSE is the phonemic method, a teaching approach that uses individual syllables and sounds as building blocks for basic reading skills. The phonemic-based way of teaching motivates early grade students to develop a personal interest in reading and learning. Students learn that words are made up of sounds, which can be put together in different ways to make different words.

The presentation will focus on lessons’ learned in developing the materials and the challenges that have been faced and overcome to produce grade one and two materials. The presenter will describe the process from inception to implementation, with a focus on the design of the approach taking into consideration local expertise and international best practices.

Author

• Shamineh Byramji, Chemonics International