Episode 16: Nangamso Mtsatse on helping kids to read for meaning and calculate with confidence in South Africa

Links Funda Wande through the Lens of PDIA: Showcasing a Flexible and Iterative Learning Approach to Improving Educational Outcomes [RISE Insight Note] by Samji & Kapoor: Funda Wande [Website]: What Do Effective Instructional Materials Look Like? [RISE Blog] by Hwa: What is PDIA - Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation? [BSC Video]: PDIA Toolkit - A DIY Approach to Solving Complex Problems [BSC Guide]: To solve the learning crisis, start with the problem [RISE Blog] by Marla Spivack: Building on Solid Foundations: Prioritising Universal, Early, Conceptual and Procedural Mastery of Foundational Skills [RISE Insight Note] by Belafi, Hwa, & Kaffenberger: Aligning Levels of Instruction with Goals and the Needs of Students (ALIGNS): Varied Approaches, Common Principles [RISE Insight Note] by Hwa, Kaffenberger & Silberstein: More on PIRLS Assessment [TIMSS & PIRLS Website]: Guest biography Nangamso Mtsatse is CEO of Funda Wande (a not-for-profit organization that aims to equip teachers to teach reading-for-meaning and calculating-with-confidence in South Africa). Nangamso is also completing her PhD in Education Policy at Stellenbosch University and is an affiliated researcher at the Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) group. She has published her research in a number of accredited journals. In January 2019 she was also selected by the International Literacy Association (ILA) as one of the Top 30 Under 30 researchers around the world. Attribution RISE is funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Programme is implemented through a partnership between Oxford Policy Management and the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. The Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford supports the production of the RISE Podcast. Producers: Joseph Bullough and Katie Cooper Audio Editing: James Morris

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Episode 16: Nangamso Mtsatse on helping kids to read for meaning and calculate with confidence in South Africa is an episode from Building State Capability Podcast by Building State Capability at Harvard University.

This episode is 00:34:19 long.

This episode was published on Apr 21, 2022.

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