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Find impactful, free and opensource solutions, guides and toolkits to improve reading outcomes for children in low-resource contexts–and in depth research on their impact.
Solutions Hub
Explore dozens of impactful innovations and approaches that can be used or adapted to improve reading outcomes for children in low-resource contexts.
Guides & Toolkits Hub
A hub of guides, toolkits and more, curated to help you make informed decisions about the best solutions for improving child literacy in low-resource contexts.
Research Hub
Explore ACR GCD’s in-depth research on the impact of EdTech solutions on improving reading outcomes for children in low-resource contexts.
Our Impact
Children reached with early grade reading materials and approaches
Learning materials distributed
Languages (spoken or signed) for which reading content was developed
We source and test solutions that address barriers to child literacy in three key areas:
Funding innovators to develop EdTech solutions
Current Challenges
Begin With Books
Creation of early grade reading books in underserved spoken and signed languages.
Ready2Read Challenge
EdTech solutions to support foundational language and literacy skills in children ages 4 to 6.
UnrestrICTed Challenge
ICT for education solutions grounded in Universal Design for Learning to improve literacy for children with disabilities.
Featured News
Solutions and resources to keep children reading during the Ukraine crisis
Free tools available for immediate use and additional resources to help implement education in emergency settings.
Learn how you can be part of the solution
News Byte // March 23, 2023ACR GCD and World Vision Nepal Launch Literacy Program in Nepal
The Nepal READS program will partner with local reading clubs to improve reading outcomes for children
News Byte // March 23, 2023ACR GCD leads workshop in Rwanda to support the first adapted Early Grade Reading Assessment for children with disabilities
The landmark workshop in Kigali focused on creating accessible early grade reading assessments for children who are deaf and children who are blind
March 23, 2023ACR GCD focuses on equitable education at CIES 2023
ACR GCD participated in various sessions and panels that addressed the global "book gap" and promoted inclusive education
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