📍 GEEAP | Islamabad 📚 A key highlight of the Literacy Report launch was a panel on applying the Science of Reading in Pakistan’s context—grounded in government priorities, local evidence, language, and real implementation challenges Full report: geeap.org/resources/

Key themes emerged: 🔹 Teaching in languages children understand 🔹 Strengthening teacher professional development & classroom support 🔹 Aligning curriculum & assessments to prioritize reading The message: literacy for every child - guided by evidence, led by teachers.

📊 Speakers highlighted the scale of Pakistan’s reading crisis: over 70% of children struggle to read and understand a simple text by age 10. Discussions stressed moving from unstructured approaches to explicit, systematic, evidence-based reading instruction.

On Tuesday in Islamabad, 50 leaders from government, academia, research institutions, development partners, INGOs, and multilateral organizations met to discuss evidence-based reform & coordinated national efforts to strengthen early reading outcomes for children in Pakistan. 📚

📘 What Works to Teach Reading – A focused deep dive in Islamabad explored the @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed Literacy Paper, linking global evidence to classroom practice in Pakistan. Speakers highlighted policy alignment, local challenges, and the importance of explicit reading instruction #GEEAP

📢 New 🎙️ @benlpiper.bsky.social, @geeap.bsky.social panellist - explains why ineffective reading instruction is at the heart of the learning crisis, & how evidence-based approaches can transform outcomes @voxdev.bsky.social on the global reading crisis 🎧 Listen here: bit.ly/3YELmC4

An engaging education convening is underway in Islamabad today, bringing together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to focus on foundational literacy. The event marks the launch of the @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed Literacy Paper in Pakistan. Full report: bit.ly/4pVfIw9

Happening now 🇵🇰 Tahir Andrabi, @geeap.bsky.social panellist, on stage at What Works to Teach Reading: From Global Evidence to Local Action in Pakistan - setting the scene on how global evidence can drive reading reform locally. Full report (Also available in Urdu): bit.ly/4pVfIw9 #GEEAP

New @devex.com coverage highlights @geeap.bsky.social’s work on what it takes to strengthen reading instruction and improve literacy outcomes at scale. 📖 Read the article: bit.ly/3YxdJlF 📘 Read the full report: bit.ly/4pVfIw9 #GEAPP #Education #Evidence #Literacy

Jaime Saavedra, @geeap.bsky.social panelist & @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed literacy report author, explains why learning to read is life-changing & why explicit, evidence-based instruction is essential for every child. 📚Full report (EN/FR) + multilingual executive summaries: bit.ly/4pVfIw9

🎙️ Must-listen. New Africa Learning Together podcast from #ADEATriennale2025. Johanna Koernig in conversation with Kwame Akyeampong, @geeap.bsky.social co-chair, on turning evidence on effective reading instruction into real classroom impact 🎧 bit.ly/48AiHmo #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

Latin America is mobilizing for reading! The 2025 Regional Meeting brings together 400+ organizations to put reading comprehension at the heart of public policy. 20+ high-level sessions. Dec 9–16. Programme & speakers: movimientocomprensionlectora.org Register: forms.gle/zyorJH2LdE82qVBF9

The 2025 Movement for Reading Comprehension Regional Meeting is live! 400+ orgs across Latin America unite to make reading a national priority. 20+ sessions with global leaders. Dec 9–16. Programme and speakers: movimientocomprensionlectora.org Register here: forms.gle/zyorJH2LdE82qVBF9

New podcast from the ADEA Triennale 2025! Hosted by Johanna Koernig (FCDO), this conversation with Prof. Kwame Akyeampong, @geeap.bsky.social co-chair, unpacks how literacy evidence can translate into policy actions that improve classroom practice 🎧 bit.ly/48AiHmo @britishcouncil.bsky.social

Quite a week for LMIC ed research: a @voxdev.bsky.social lit on EdTech & a @geeap.bsky.social report on literacy interventions! The fun continues next wk w/ a UNESCO mtg on the Science of Learning & our monthly @aefpweb.bsky.social EdDev mtg (more on this next week). www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

Thank you to Rt. Hon. Baroness Chapman, Minister for International Development and Africa (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office), for spotlighting the @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed report and its evidence-based recommendations to help every child learn to read. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4hy6pil

Happening today! Join us for the global webinar launching the new @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed report on effective reading instruction in LMICs. Hear insights from leading experts on what works to strengthen reading outcomes worldwide. 🔗 Join live: bit.ly/3Khlhp8 #GEEAP #Education #Literacy

Acompáñanos mañana al lanzamiento global del nuevo informe sobre la enseñanza efectiva de la lectura, publicado por el Panel Asesor de Evidencia Educativa Global (GEEAP) Enlace para unirse ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Khlhp8 #GEEAP

Rejoignez-nous pour le webinaire mondial lançant le nouveau rapport sur l’enseignement de la lecture. Lien pour rejoindre le jour de l’événement ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Khlhp8 #GEEAP

انضموا إلينا في الويبينار العالمي لإطلاق التقرير الجديد حول تحسين تعليم القراءة. رابط الانضمام يوم الفعالية ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3Khlhp8 #GEEAP

70% of children in LMICs cannot read a simple text by age 10. This report outlines proven, scalable solutions. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP

Effective reading programs teach six core skills: oral language, PA, phonics, fluency, comprehension, writing. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

Don’t miss tomorrow’s global webinar launching the new @geeap.bsky.social - endorsed report on effective reading instruction in LMICs. Hear directly from global experts on what works to strengthen early reading & improve learning outcomes. Join on the day ➡️ bit.ly/3Khlhp8 #GEEAP

Don’t miss the global launch webinar of the new @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed report. Learn what works to help every child learn to read. Join here on the day: bit.ly/3Khlhp8 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

Join us for the global webinar launching the new @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed report on effective reading instruction in LMICs. Don’t miss insights from global experts. Join here on the day: bit.ly/3Khlhp8 Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

🌍 Great to see strong engagement at the @britishcouncil.bsky.social International Conference on Language in Education, where colleagues shared insights from the @geeap.bsky.social - endorsed literacy report & its practical recommendations for improving reading instruction. 📘 bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP

🏆Congratulations to @geeap.bsky.social panelist Prof. @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social! Great to see the @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social recognising his pioneering contributions to early childhood development, learning, & evidence-informed policy. A standout moment for global education.

🎙️ ADEA podcast from #ADEATriennale2025! @geeap.bsky.social panelist Dr. @benlpiper.bsky.social joins Dr. Cheikh Beye (Ministry of Education Senegal) to discuss evidence-based solutions to strengthen foundational literacy across Africa. Listen: bit.ly/4pec3Zu Report: bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP

🌍@geeap.bsky.social at #DevEd25! @benlpiper.bsky.social, @gatesfoundation.bsky.social shared key findings from the new GEEAP-endorsed literacy report, while @michellekaffs.bsky.social, @wwhglobaled.bsky.social, highlighted what works to strengthen foundational learning. 📘Learn more: bit.ly/4hy6pil

🏆Thrilled to see @geeap.bsky.social panelist Prof. Hirokazu Yoshikawa honored with the Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize, @jacobsfoundation.bsky.social! His pioneering work continues to shape global understanding of early childhood development and education equity. 🎥Watch more below #GEEAP #Education

70% of children in LMICs cannot read a simple text by age 10. The new @geeap.bsky.social - endorsed report launched at #ADEATriennale2025 shows how evidence-based teaching can help to reverse this. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #Education #Evidence #Literacy

At the #ADEATriennale2025, Kwame Akyeampong, Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) co-chair, reminded us: evidence only drives change when it's understood, shared, and acted on. 📄 Read the full report: https://bit.ly/4hy6pil

📢 Insights from Benjamin Piper, Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) panelist, reflecting on the new literacy report at the #ADEATriennale2025 📘 Read the report: https://bit.ly/4hy6pil#ADEATriennale2025 #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

“It’s one thing having evidence, but before you put that into practice there needs to be cost-effective ways to do so.” — Kwame Akyeampong , @geeap.bsky.social co-chair Evidence must meet reality — systems need capacity and resources to act. 📄 Read the full report: bit.ly/4hy6pil

📢 Launched at the #ADEATriennale2025: a new Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) - endorsed report shares evidence-based solutions to strengthen early literacy in LMICs Read more in the coverage below ⬇️ 🔗 Article: https://bit.ly/47hqvdk 📘 Report: https://bit.ly/4hy6pil

Insight from Kwame Akyeampong, @geeap.bsky.social co-chair, at #ADEATriennale2025 Global evidence matters — but translating it into practice requires local evidence and systems to adapt it to context. 📘 Read the report: bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #Education #Evidence #Literacy

At #ADEATriennale2025 launch of the #GEEAP endorsed literacy report, @benlpiper.bsky.social , @geeap.bsky.social panelist, noted that improving learning means following the evidence Children need explicit instruction across six key areas to build strong literacy skills 📘https://bit.ly/4hy6pil

@geeap.bsky.social Panelist @benlpiper.bsky.social tells us about the newly launched @geeap.bsky.social - endorsed literacy report which includes w/ 120+ studies in 170+ languages. This report shared insights into what actually works to improve literacy in LMICs. Full report ➡️ bit.ly/4hy6pil

#OutNow: The new report on effective reading instruction from GEEAP provides compelling guidance on how children learn to read and how to teach them most effectively. Evidence-based teaching matters. documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati...

📢 New @geeap.bsky.social -endorsed report launched at #ADEA2025! It calls on African policymakers to adopt #evidence-based #literacy instruction so every child can learn to read. Download the report ➡️ documents.worldbank.org/en/publicati... Learn more 👉 www.wwhge.org/resources/ne...

Teachers are key to ending the literacy crisis. Evidence shows that how teachers teach matters more than how much they teach. Read more in the new Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) - endorsed report ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hy6pil #GEEAP #ADEATriennale2025 #Teachers #Education #Evidence

📢 Now launched at #ADEATriennale2025! The @geeap.bsky.social-endorsed Literacy report is out! providing clear, evidence-based guidance on what works to help children learn to read in low & middle income countries 🔗 Report: bit.ly/4hy6pil 📰 Press release: bit.ly/4qxcH5M #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

📢 New Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) - endorsed report launched at #ADEATriennale2025! It calls on African policymakers to adopt evidence-based literacy instruction so every child can learn to read. Read more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hy6pil#ADEATriennale2025 #GEEAP #ADEA #Education #Evidence #Literacy

Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, H.E. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, opens #ADEATriennale2025 and notes that they recognize the power of research, having set up the research laboratory to help inform the creation of evidenced based policies in Ghana #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

📘 Look out for @geeap.bsky.social panelist @benlpiper.bsky.social, speaking at #DevEd2025 on Building the Foundations – What Works. He’ll share evidence on what drives real literacy and learning gains. #GEEAP #Education #Evidence #SmartBuys

📘 Yesterday’s launch of Ghana’s 2025 Foundational Learning Action Tracker, led by @unicef.org & The Ministry of Education, Ghana. The focus on literacy, numeracy, and wellbeing reflects the urgent global call to strengthen foundational learning. #GEEAP #Education #Evidence #Literacy

“FLAT will help shine a light on progress in education.” – Pia Rebello Britto, @unicef.org A major step toward ensuring every child learns the fundamentals. #GEEAP #Education #Evidence #FoundationalLearning

@geeap.bsky.social co-chair, Prof. Kwame Akyeampong joined GTV Ghana to challenge how Africa’s education story is told. His new book co-authored by Dr. Sean Higgins celebrates local innovation, language & community as the path forward. Watch here: bit.ly/47l82LH #GEEAP #Education #Evidence

📘New on the World Education Blog, @gemreport.bsky.social, @unesco.org: Reconceptualizing the ‘learning crisis’ in Africa — Co-authored by Prof. Kwame Akyeampong, @geeap.bsky.social co-chair. It calls for placing children, & communities at the center of education reform. Read here ➡️ bit.ly/4ql5kyk

📚 New Op-ed by @geeap.bsky.social co-chair, Prof. Kwame Akyeampong: “Literacy matters – How Kenya can equip teachers and students to succeed.” He calls for stronger, evidence-based teacher training to help every child learn to read. Read here ➡️ bit.ly/42PtVkL #GEEAP #Education #Literacy #Kenya