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Addressing Linguistic Complexity in India

Addressing linguistic complexity in Indian classrooms

Stuti Jain, Manager of Instructional Design and Structural Support

Research and insights, India

Our Story Your Chapter 25 Years of Room to Read

Our Story, Your Chapter: 25 Years of Room to Read

Partners in Progress

Celebrating our partners in progress

Delivery structures

From loss to literacy

A journey from loss to literacy: Hafiz’s story and the rise of reading corners in Lebanon

Nivrita Durgvanshi, Associate Director, Literacy Portfolio

Delivery structures, Lebanon

She Creates Change premieres live on YouTube

She Creates Change premieres live on YouTube

She Creates Change, Sri Lanka

How to Read to Children: Why Training Teachers Matters

How to read to children: Why training teachers matters

Educator training and coaching, Cambodia

Room to Read’s “Dancing Hands”: a story of friendship through Filipino Sign Language

Room to Read’s “Dancing Hands”: a story of friendship through Filipino Sign Language

Content and curriculum, Philippines