Next Generation Early Grade Reading (NextGen) Activity
Malawi has benefitted from successful reading projects that provide learners with foundational reading and literacy skills to support the country’s continued development. USAID’s NextGen Early Grade Reading Activity builds on that progress by partnering with the Ministry of Education to support early literacy, improve classroom instruction, and build systemic capacity. The activity provides high-quality reading instruction in English and Chichewa to all Grade 1 and Grade 2 students through classroom and school-level interventions improving evidence-based reading instruction. Support includes materials provision, teacher training and coaching, supportive leadership, analysis, and the use of student assessment results. The NextGen activity focuses on fluency and comprehension skills, which are crucial for students to succeed in later grades and in the modern workplace.
