Reading for All Disability Inclusive education (R4A)

The purpose of this program:
Objectives
Reading for All aims to improve reading outcomes for children with disabilities in grades 1–3 in USAID-supported Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP) districts. Ministry of Education, Science & Technology (MOEST) has launched Early Grade Reading Program in the School Sector Development Plan (SSDP) as a core component to improve foundational skills of children, prioritizing learning and reading skills of children in early grades. However, the EGRP interventions and teaching strategies do not cover learning needs of children with disabilities. Thus, to minimize this gap and complement to the already implemented Early Grade Reading Program, the USAID’s Reading for All (RFA) program has been introduced.

Overall objective:
Emphasizing capacity building across all activities and technical areas so that teaching and curriculum development personnel have the skills to improve and sustain long-term educational outcomes for Children with Disabilities (CwDs) in Nepal, the project will work in close collaboration with the MoEST, Center for Education and Human Resource Development’s (CEHRD) and its concerned divisions, Curriculum Development Centre (CDC), the Education Review Office (ERO), relevant local government representatives (Gaunpalika/Nagarpalika/education focal person), USAID, and relevant Disabled People’s Organizations (DPO) partners.

Specific Objectives:

• Improve data quality on children with disabilities;
• Enhance institutional and technical capacity at various levels to deliver quality reading instruction and support to children with disabilities and
• Test inclusive instructional models that can be scaled for specific groups of children with disabilities.