Guidance on Distance Learning Modalities to Reach All Children and Youth During School Closures

  • A Advocacy Campaign/Project

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Key Information

This guidance on continuity of learning during school closures draws on the key lessons learned from the COVID-19 education response around the world. It was developed for government policymakers and education staff of national and international organizations involved in the education response during school closures.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Activity URL

https://www.eccnetwork.net/resources/guidance-distance-learning-modalities-reach-all-children-and-youth-during-school-closures

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Secondary completion

Other

  • Remote Learning

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • School facilities
  • School quality

Skills

  • STEM

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Digital literacy

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

5 - 18

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Access to school

  • Alternative learning centers/mobile schools/home schools

Educational Technology

  • Computer-assisted learning
  • Digital devices for the purposes of studying, learning
  • Digital learning materials/programs
  • Digital reading materials (non-textbook)
  • Digital skills/literacy (including coding)

Increased availability of learning materials

  • Educational Radio or Television Programs
  • Textbooks (digital)

Other

  • Check-in calls or SMS messages by teachers

Teaching

  • Teaching materials (e.g. lesson plans, curricula)

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - outside the classroom
  • Numeracy - outside the classroom
  • STEM - in the classroom
  • STEM - outside the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased grade attainment
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased test scores
  • Reduced absenteeism
  • Reduced grade repetition

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown