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T is for Tanzania

by Arandeep Degun  

Tanzania is a country in East Africa, including the three spice islands of Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba. Tanzania is located immediately south of the Equator. The country is the site of Africa’s highest and lowest points: Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) above sea level and the Bed of Lake Tanganyika (352 meters) below sea level, respectively. The literary...

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Mobile Learning for Equal Access

by Mary Adams

Of the 7.7 billion people living on this planet, over five billion have access to a working mobile phone.[1] Reasonably priced phones are compact and have efficient battery life, multimedia support and interactive user interfaces. In developed countries, mobile phones have exceeded other communication devices and become a gateway to personal entertainment, photography and as a portal for...

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3rd Annual Summer Global Book Read: Wrap-Up!

Screen Shot 2019 06 22 at 4.33.00 PMThe EdTeam hopes you enjoyed I Believe in ZERO by Caryl M. Stern! We look forward to hearing about your Club's experience as you read and process the important messages in this book. As we roll into our next Target Program cycle with Health as the focus, we hope this book inspires you and your Club, whether on a local or...

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Literacy in Saudi Arabia: Striving for Excellence

by Hollie Nielsen, American Women of the Eastern Province

 

SDG 4 states: “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality of life, access to inclusive education can help equip locals with the tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.” Its Target 4.6 specifically discusses literacy: “By 2030,

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S is for Syria

S is for Syria by Arandeep Degun

Screen Shot 2019 09 20 at 10.50.14 PMAs reported earlier this year in the The Economist“After eight years of civil war, Syria’s education system is a wreck. Nearly three million school-aged children, a third of the total, do not attend classes. That is, in part, because 40% of schools are unusable. Some have been damaged in the fighting; others are being...

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The Role of Oral Literature in Reading Literacy

The Role of Oral Literature in Reading Literacy, by Keziah Watatua, American Women's Association of Kenya

What is oral literature? Oral literature is a performed art which in most cases uses spoken words as a medium of communication. Performance plays a vital role in oral literature. Forms of oral literature include songs, oral narratives, oral poetry, riddles and tongue twisters. Myths are a...

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