Improving early grade reading and numeracy through ‘Catch-Up,’ a remedial learning programme (Zambia)

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To tackle the declining performance of learners in early grade literacy and numeracy, Zambia’s Ministry of Education piloted Catch-Up, a remedial programme based on the Teaching at The Right Level (TaRL) methodology. Catch-Up targets learners in Grades 3 to 5 by dedicating one hour per day for interactive lessons. Classes are facilitated by teachers and focus on building basic literacy and numeracy skills to help children who are behind in their learning to ‘catch up’. Learners quickly progressed from one level to another level in literacy and numeracy, signaling the success of the pilot and leading the Government to scale up the project to over 550 schools in Zambia’s Eastern and Southern Provinces.