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Why Data Matter for These Children Learning to Read

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Why Data Matter for These Children Learning to Read

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Why Data Matter for These Children Learning to Read (3:00)

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www.roomtoread.org | Room to Read is improving education for millions of children because our decisions are driven by the data that matter. We look to the data to keep us objective and focused on our goals-helping children to read and girls to complete secondary school.

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Room to Read operates in 10 countries in Asia and Africa and in each country they adapt their programs to suit the individual needs of the population in question.

Employs local teams who are personally invested in their nation’s educational progress. They speak the language, know the customs, and understand what it takes to implement each program successfully

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Inspired by Shabnam's Courage, Hundreds of Girls are Going to School

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Inspired by Shabnam's Courage, Hundreds of Girls are Going to School

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Inspired by Shabnam's Courage, Hundreds of Girls are Going to School

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No girls in Shabnam's village in India had ever finished secondary school. The villagers flatly refused to let girls study, believing they didn't need an education. But Shabnam persisted, overcoming enormous odds to achieve her dream. With Room to Read's support, Shabnam eventually became one of the first five girls in her village to complete her secondary school education.

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Room to Read, a global organization focused on Literacy and Girls’ Education, publicly shared today 10 insights into what makes global education work, gleaned from evaluations and studies of the 10 million children they have impacted to date.

www.magicbulletmedia.com/MNR/RoomtoRead

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Room to Read facilitates life skills camps and workshops that help each girl develop skills needed to succeed in school and after graduation:

Self-awareness and empathy

Communication and interpersonal skills

Decision-making

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Coping with stress and emotions

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Program ensures that girls complete secondary school and have the skills to negotiate key life decisions.

Room to Read teams interact with government officials and school administrators to promote more girl-friendly learning environments. This might include advocating for separate restrooms for female students, training teachers to be more inclusive or addressing safety issues

“Social mobilizers” who act as role models, counselors and advocates for the girls who provide emotional support and guidance to help girls along their own individual journey

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Program addresses 3 key areas essential to student’s literacy development:

1. Teacher training and support

Provides early grade teachers with professional development and in-class coaching

Offers training on how to effectively manage a library and conduct activities that encourage students to red independently

2. Reading materials

Creates and publishes local language materials that are for readers of various levels and feature a diverse range of topics

3. Learning spaces

Partners with communities to build or repair learning spaces so children have safe child-friendly environments where they can focus

Projects include building all-new classroom blocks to alleviate crowding, renovating existing school spaces to improve lighting, safety and ventilation, establishing library spaces

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Room to Read's model focuses on two time periods which are most critical in a child’s schooling: early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education

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· Passion for Education

· Focus on Action and Innovation

· Commitment to Collaboration

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By the end of 2015, Room to Read will have benefited more than 10 million children around the world through our programs in literacy and girls’ education

By 2020, Room to Read will have invested in the futures of at least 15 million children by developing literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and by supporting girls to complete secondary school with strong life skills.

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Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education.

Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, Room to Read develop's literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

http://www.roomtoread.org