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News Byte // December 2, 2021Let’s Read Asia project coordinates with Nepali government representatives in developing sign language videos
The sign language videos are part of 50 adapted books in Nepali Sign Language being created through the Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read initiative.- News Byte // December 1, 2021
Workshop trains writers to adapt books in local spoken languages and Malian Sign Language
SIL LEAD is developing a total of 420 quality, accessible books in those two Malian languages as well as Malian Sign Language, using SIL's Bloom book creation software. - Blog // November 29, 2021
Be part of the solution to increase literacy for children with disabilities
Today, children with disabilities are at higher risk than ever to be left behind their peers in literacy. Learn how you can be part of the solution. - Blog // October 15, 2021
Advancing EdTech solutions to increase child literacy can help reduce poverty
The ability to read plays a crucial role in children's opportunity to attend and complete their education, which is a proven driver in reducing poverty. - Blog // September 20, 2021
Creation of sign language storybooks expands world of reading and storytime to deaf children and their families
All Children Reading Grand Challenge’s Sign Language Storybook Cohort, including Disabled Persons Organizations, advances inclusive education - Blog // August 23, 2021
How ACR GCD innovators using EdTech adjusted to COVID-19 — and what lies ahead
Five winners of All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development awards share how their literacy work continues during the pandemic Literacy and Learning Without Limits: The Tools You Need to Ensure Children with Disabilities are Included in Your Reading Programs
Learn about open source resources like book creation software, online libraries, books, reading assessments and more, developed by winners of the All Children Reading Grand Challenge.- Blog // May 16, 2021
Five innovations to support inclusive education for children with disabilities in low-resource contexts
Learn how to leverage All Children Reading's funded EdTech solutions to support children with disabilities in your education programming. Digital Story Time
Interactive videos featuring sign language storybooks and reading comprehension questions.- ACR GCD in the News // December 15, 2020
Accessible to All: Creating Learning Materials for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan
For students with disabilities, quality education can offer an entry point into a society that may otherwise remain inaccessible. - Blog // December 11, 2020
All Children Reading Grand Challenge creates global standards for sign language storybook production
Developed in collaboration with RIT/NTID, the standards aim to spur sign language storybook creation in more locations and sign languages to support inclusive education - Blog // October 27, 2020
All Children Reading Grand Challenge launches COVID-19-themed books in underserved languages on the Global Digital Library
Begin With Books prize awardees develop and translate dozens of accessible, early grade books in 12 languages to support health and virus prevention and social-emotional learning. - Blog // September 4, 2020
Three ways you can become part of the solution for 387 million children waiting for the opportunity to learn to read
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for quality EdTech solutions that serve the literacy and learning needs of all children. - Blog // July 28, 2020
ACR GCD awardee SIL LEAD spurs multi-organization effort to create COVID-themed children’s books in 166 languages using Bloom software
Additional COVID-19 themed books created through ACR GCD’s Begin With Books prize to arrive on Global Digital Library and Bloom Library in September. - Blog // May 7, 2020
Rochester Institute of Technology to create first local sign language books for children in low-resource regions of Asia, Pacific and Somalia
Begin With Books prize winner will build on platform created through ACR GCD’s Sign On For Literacy prize to create 1,200+ sign language storybooks. - Blog // May 6, 2020
eKitabu seeks to transform the production of quality, accessible books in local languages of Africa
Begin With Books prize winner to scale past ACR GCD-funded projects to create 270 accessible books for children in Malawi. - Blog // May 5, 2020
The Asia Foundation to create first large collection of minority language books for children in Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea
ACR GCD’s Begin With Books prize to fund the creation of 380 books in six local languages for regions in which only 5 percent of children have access to books. - Blog // May 4, 2020
SIL LEAD to create first large collection of local language storybooks for children in Mali
Begin With Books prize winner to create the first large collection of books in Soninke, Sénoufo, and Malian Sign Languages. - Blog // March 5, 2020
All Children Reading Grand Challenge awards Begin With Books prize to four innovators creating books in underserved languages
Winners will also join ACR GCD Sign Language Storybook Cohort to follow standards for sign language book production. - Blog // November 5, 2019
A new model for solving the book gap in underserved languages
ACR GCD prize winner Asafeer shares innovative publishing model that could inspire Begin With Books proposals and other efforts to create books for children in languages they use and understand.
