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SCALING UP EARLY READING INTERVENTIONS (SERI) PROGRAM Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Assessment of Teachers (in Schools benefitting for SERI - You Do Approach) Scope of Work for External Agency Hiring Organizational Overview Room to Read India was established in 2003 and presently has programs in twelve states – Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, NCR, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. Room to Read is a global organization transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income communities by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World change starts with Educated Children, our innovative model focuses on deep, systematic transformation within schools during two time periods that are most critical in a child’s schooling; early primary school for literacy acquisition and secondary school for girls’ education. We work in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations, and government to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children and ensure girls can complete secondary school with the skills necessary to negotiate key life decisions. By focusing on the quality of education provided within the communities and ensuring these outcomes are measured, we have created a model that can be replicated, localized, and sustained by governments. With its global headquarters in San Francisco, and India Country Office, New Delhi Room to Read has benefited 32 million children across 21 low-income countries. Project Background Since 2015, Room to Read in partnership with United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been implementing Scaling up Early Reading Interventions (SERI) project on a scaffold approach of ‘I Do – We Do – You Do’ across states of Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh.The program aims to demonstrate district-wide and state-wide foundational literacy gains among children through a comprehensive literacy intervention. Room to Read’s comprehensive literacy approach focuses on eight key components, i.e., oral language development, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing and independent reading time (IRT). The process involves teacher training for Grades 1 to 2, on structured instruction delivery and providing children access to quality children’s reading materials.This approach, along with effective teacher capacity strengtheningand a robust monitoring system will help children to develop foundational literacy skills by the end of Grade 2. Hence, the overarching objective of current program is to improve foundational literacy outcomes of Grade 1-2 children by (a) improving engagement of children with quality reading materials; (b) enhancing capacity of teachers and government officials to implement comprehensive literacy program. As part of this approach, Scaling up Early Reading Interventions had demonstrated the effectiveness of the Room to Read model of Foundational Literacy across the four states through direct implementation/I do (mostly through leveraged funds). Further, in one district across each of these states,Room to Read has worked closely with the respective governments, to scale up the model across all schools of the district in the partnership mode/ We Do approach.An important addition to SERI in 2022-23 is the expansion to Telangana state. Following in-depth discussions with state and district governments, the implementation of We Do approach for district-wide expansion of the literacy program is undertaking across four selected districts in Telangana. Furthermore, Scaling up Early Reading Interventions is also employing the You-Do approach for the entire state of Telangana. Rationale of Study Teachers play an essential role in shaping children’s learnings. Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) is directly linked with the quality of education delivered to children’s. The KAP assessment is a valuable instrument used for assessing the competence and effectiveness of teachers. Through this study, knowledge, Attitude and practices will be assessed at two time periods round 1 (Quarter 2 of 2024); round 2 (Quarter 3 of 2024). This is to understand (a) the changes between the two time periods (improve teacher knowledge, change in attitudes, adopting new teaching practices), and (b) identify areas of improvement, across the Scaling up Early Reading Interventions (SERI) states. HOW TO APPLY Agencies Need to Submit TECHNICAL PROPOSALS ONLY Proposals to be submitted overProcurement.India@roomtoread.org, without copying anyone in RTR. Last Date for the submission is 11th March 2024. Subject for submission of Technical Proposal is – TECHNICAL PROPOSAL – Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Assessment of Teachers. Financial Proposal will be asked later upon successful completion of the technical round. Only Shortlisted Agencies will be contacted and might be called for a face-to-face interaction with the panel. Any incomplete application or process deviation, the proposals will automatically be rejected. Proposals received after the prescribed deadline will not be considered. Selected agencies will be required to sign and abide by the Child Protection policy of Room to Read. Contact Person for Any Clarification: Name: Sumit Raghav Email Id: Sumit.Raghav@roomtoread.org For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.
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