TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL CHALLENGE; Bangladesh
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) is an education program that tailors instruction to the learning level of the child, rather than their age. The result is that basic literacy and numeracy are achieved by students before they finish primary school.
Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and other D-Prize Distribution Challenges.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
Shopner Bhubon Education is a nonprofit venture that seeks to improve education attainment among primary school students in rural Bangladesh.
Shopner Bhubon Education plans to run Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) learning camps in a resource-limited and flood-prone setting in Gaidbandha, in northern Bangladesh. They will conduct workshops for 300 students between Grades 1 and 3 across 10 schools over 6 months, dividing them into groups based on their learning needs rather than age or grade, dedicating time to basic skills rather than focusing solely on the curriculum and regularly assessing their performance, rather than relying only on end-of-year examinations. This will be the first implementation of the TaRL model at scale in Bangladesh. In addition, the pilot will include students who are returning to school after over a year of being at home because of the pandemic. This program will provide evidence on how to help students catch up in their critical reading and writing skills post-pandemic.
All 3 founding members of Shopner Bhubon Education are very knowledgeable of the local school system in Gaibandha, Bangladesh, the curriculum and educational needs of the area and very enthusiastic to help in the development of the region. Shadman has extensive experience running RCTs and scaling interventions at Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and the World Bank. Shahada has extensive teaching experience in the pilot region, currently working as the headmistress at a local school. She will be leading the volunteer recruitment, training and monitoring. Raeesa is an education manager who has worked extensively on education research and policy in Bangladesh, especially in her work for BRAC, a key NGO in the region.
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
10 active schools during the pilot phase (2 cycles, 3 months each)
50 teachers trained
1,000 students start participating in our pilot program
2,000 total students start participating in our now piloted program by Year 1
50,000 total students start participating in our programs by Year 2
FOUNDING TEAM
Shadman Rahman - CEO
Shahada Akter- COO
Raeesa Rahemin- Research Manager