Education

	Literacy Boost, Yemen Baseline Report, February 2011 - English - Arabic This report outlines the findings from the reading assessment administered to 659 children from the threeYemeni governorates of Aden, Lahj, and Abyan in February 2011. Random samples of children from 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade were selected from each school. They were assessed on six reading skills components: 1) understanding of concepts about print, 2) knowledge of the alphabet, 3) ability to read the most common words from their curriculum, 4 & 5) fluency and accuracy in reading a grade-level passage, and 6) either reading or oral comprehension of the same passage. This assessment also gathered information on the students’ socio-economic background and home literacy environment.
	The Active Learning Manual is a collection of active learning exercies which extend beyond the classroom, encouraging educational activators and teachers to develop a deeper understanding of both the knowledge and skills necessary in their work with children with learning difficulties. The Manual is a guide developed by Save the Children in partnership with Sharek Youth Forum in Gaza in 2010. It provides the theoretical and practical framework on the implementation of learning support sessions for children aged 6-12, with learning difficulties.
	Save the Children Sweden, Regional Office for South and Central Asia launches its latest report From curriculum delivery to quality education: Know your students to improve (e) quality of learning through effective teaching and classroom management Written by: Els Heijnen-Maathuis This is a discussion paper on effective teaching and classroom management in order to promote changes towards positive, child-friendly practices and understand how physical and psychological punishments (including e.g. ridicule; name calling) are addressed within the education system. To order a hard copy, write to: Kamal Khanal kamalk@sca.savethechildren.se), Sr. Administrative Officer. The publication is free of cost. Kindly pay for postage.
	Last in Line, Last in School: How donors are failing children in conflict affected fragile states Save the Children, 2008 English This report looks at the large disparity in the distribution of education aid to low income countries, despite being home for more than half of the world’s out of school children. Save the Children estimates that $5.2 billion education aid should go to children living in conflict-affected fragile states. Good quality education brings children hope for a better future, stimulates growth, and helps build peaceful societies.
	Newsletter for Rädda Barnen Rewrite the Future Network Save the Children Sweden, 2008 English This newsletter highlights the Rewrite the Future initiative in Lebanon with Iraqi refugee children, as well as plans for 2009. It also looks at experiences of children at schools participating in Save the Children’s Rewrite the Future programme in Côte d’Ivoire.
	Rewrite the Future: Two years on report Save the Children, 2008 English This report highlights the work being done by Save the Children under the Rewrite the Future initiative as 37 million children today continue missing out on school in countries affected by armed conflict. Save the Children continues to open people’s eyes to the needs and rights of children living with the effects of war and conflict. More than half of all the children worldwide are out of school, and Save the Children is working on brining education to 3 million of these children.
	Education in Emergencies Save the Children Sweden, 2004 English This publication addresses the issue of quality-assured education as one of the basic rights of children – even in emergencies. Without education a child is immediately at a disadvantage and far likely to achieve their true potential. Save the Children stresses the importance of education being child centred, child friendly, empowering, and available to all.
	Violence against children in selected areas of Yemen Save the Children Sweden, with UNICEF & WHO, 2004 English This study aims to investigate the difference forms of the phenomenon of violence against children in Yemen. The forms of violence include physical and psychological violence, negligence, ill treatment, direct or indirect, intentional or unintentional physical assault at school, family home or local society. The study also attempts to investigate teh role of social care and define its reasons and effects on the Yemeni child.