Fostering a culture that celebrates learning and literacy, through the television and radio series, Whiz Kids
Project Name
Tsehai Loves Learning
Location Implemented
Ethiopia
Technology Used
Communications Technology
Competition Entered
Grant Competition 2011
Reading Skill Targeted
Pre-Reading
Status
Winner
The Challenge
In some regions of Ethiopia, according to the 2010 Early Grade Reading Assessment, a majority of children have 0% comprehension, even at the end of grade 2. Adult literacy rates are less than 36 percent and teachers lack access to basic resource materials. Whiz Kids helps to foster a culture that celebrates learning and literacy for teachers, parents and children by distributing Tsehai on national broadcasts and complementary materials through the school system and teacher’s association.
The Big Idea
Tsehai Loves Learning's innovative pedagogical approach and award-winning television and radio series, Whiz Kids Workshop, seeks to improve mother tongue reading skills and prepare millions of pre-K to Grade 2 Ethiopian students. “Tsehai Loves Learning” television and radio show created 32 episodes, each focusing on one letter of the alphabet. To support the integration of the technology in the classroom, Whiz Kids also developed three supplementary student workbooks and print storybooks.
Results
The TV show was nationally broadcast reaching an estimated five million children.
Featured Innovation
Tsehai Loves Learning
Children learn with this award-winning media collection featuring puppets and animated characters speaking the local language of Amharic.
Blogs and Media
Research and Resources
Tsehai Loves Learning
Children learn with this award-winning media collection featuring puppets and animated characters speaking the local language of Amharic.Whiz Kids / Bruktawit Tigabu
Whiz Kids Workshop shares their ACR GCD-funded innovation to create and distribute TV, audio and print materials to early grade students in Ethiopia.International Mother Language Day Innovator Spotlight Webinar
Learn from ACR GCD-funded Whiz Kids Workshop and Friends of Matenwa about innovative projects to promote and improve early grade reading in Ethiopia and Haiti.
Connect with the Innovator
Website
http://www.whizkidsworkshop.com/Organization Type
For Profit
Headquarters
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
