Assessment GEMS
Publication Date
5-2020
Subjects
Literacy, Student assessment, Reading tests, Early reading, Measurement, Developing countries, National programs, Educational policy, Early childhood education
Abstract
The Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA), administered individually in about 15 minutes, measures the most basic foundation skills for literacy acquisition in the early grades. The assessment was developed by the Research Triangle Institute (RTI) through funding provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the World Bank, in addition to resources provided by RTI. In the context of this emerging focus on measuring basic literacy skills, EGRA was developed to provide a battery of assessments of basic reading skills for developing countries to monitor the status of early reading in primary schools. The assessment tool was first implemented in The Gambia and Senegal in 2007. Since then, the reading assessment methodology has been adapted for use in more than 60 countries, in 100 languages.
Recommended Citation
Australian Council for Educational Research. (2020). The Early Grade Reading Assessment: Assessing children’s acquisition of basic literacy skills in developing countries. Australian Council for Educational Research. https://research.acer.edu.au/assessgems/17
Copyright Statement
Copyright Australian Council for Educational Research 2020
Place of Publication
Camberwell, Australia
Publisher
Australian Council for Educational Research
ISSN
2203-9406
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons
Comments
Assessment GEMs no. 2
This Assessment GEM is an update of an earlier paper published in the series in 2014.