… results in Enabling Writers Prize.
News Byte // December 20, 2022ACR GCD featured in Global Book Alliance’s Partner Spotlight Series
Video highlights ACR GCD’s work to increase literacy through EdTech solutions and research- Blog // November 15, 2022
What works and doesn’t work to improve access, equity and inclusion for the 584 million children globally waiting to learn to read
Key evidence and lessons where EdTech innovations and methods work to increase access to education and literacy for hard to reach and disadvantaged learners - Blog // October 4, 2022
New report captures ACR GCD awardees’ contribution to 2023 GEM Report on Technology & Education
Awardees share key insights on role of technology to address education challenges related to access, equity and inclusion - News Byte // September 29, 2022
20 books in Sign Language for Mali coming in October!
The books are the first visual learning materials and storybooks for learners who are deaf in Mali - Blog // July 21, 2022
Six innovators discuss challenges and insights around implementing EdTech solutions to increase reading outcomes for hard-to-reach learners
An interview with innovators who participated in a consultation ACR GCD co-hosted with the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report - News Byte // February 9, 2022
Grace in Space launches in a new accessible format on a new platform
SIL LEAD uploads a new, accessible version of the book to its Bloom Library platform for children who are blind or have low vision - Blog // June 30, 2021
Q&A with Sergio Ramirez-Mena, new chief of party for All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development
Ramirez-Mena shares vision to improve global child literacy through EdTech innovation - Blog // June 14, 2021
Resources for the Blind builds on their All Children Reading project to support more children with disabilities in the Philippines
Funded through USAID, the Gabay project ensures Filipino children who are blind, deaf or deafblind receive language and literacy support and resources beginning at an early age. 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 // 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 // March 13, 2020
Nine global EdTech solutions to support out-of-school children during the Coronavirus outbreak
ACR GCD-funded innovations available in multiple languages and across variety of devices to support early-grade literacy. - Blog // November 12, 2019
Michigan State University students use Bloom Software to turn local folktales into early grade books
Initiative results in early grade books in 14 languages for children in Benin. The App That Changes Everything?
It seems like every few weeks we hear about some exciting new innovation in computer technology—a brand-new application that (at least according to the advertising hype) will upend life as we know iEnabling Writers Prize
Providing authors with easy-to-use software to create and export reading materials in underserved languagesNow THAT’S a library!
The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is easily the largest library in the entire world. It has over 167 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves.Bloom
Bloom software makes it easy to create children's books and translate them into multiple languages, or create accessible and sign language books.SIL International
Software solutions that allow authors to easily create and export texts in mother tongue languages (including sign languages)Competition
Enabling Writers Prize
Amount Awarded
$100,000
Winner Status
Winner
Ustad Mobile
Readability for eXeLearning helps writers make decodable and levelled readers for print, mobile, and feature phone distribution.Competition
Enabling Writers Prize
Amount Awarded
$12,000
Winner Status
Finalist
