Foundational learning provides the essential building blocks for all other learning, knowledge and higher-order skills. Unfortunately, still too many children in GPE partner countries are not acquiring these skills, making them unlikely to succeed in later grades or achieve their full potential.
Ensuring foundational learning for all appears to be one of the most critical and cost-effective investments a country can make in its people and overall development.
In this blog series, experts and practitioners present their views on the importance of foundational learning; the needs, solutions and opportunities to support it, with lessons drawn from experiences.