Tayaris Longitudinal Evaluation Midline Results Evangeline Nderu 8

Tayari’s Longitudinal Evaluation Midline Results Evangeline Nderu 8 th March 2017 Getting Children Ready to Learn

Tayari Counties • • • Laikipia Uasin Gishu Siaya Nairobi APBET

Longitudinal Study of Treatment 2

Teachers in the Tayari program are encouraged to plan the next day’s lessons. It is paramount that teachers have a good lesson plan because it helps the teacher effectively use the teachers’ guide.

County Level Implementation

Tayari School Readiness Items Subtask 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Backward digit span Rhyme Letter-name knowledge Letter-sound knowledge Initial sound identification Listening comprehension Shape naming Quantity discrimination Measurement vocabulary Oral addition Domain Executive function Literacy Literacy Numeracy

Tablet Based Data Collection – School based readiness index

Classroom Observation Data Collection

Tayari Midterm Attrition Baseline Midterm Percentage attrition County Treat m Control ent Total Laikipia 339 522 861 283 462 745 16. 5 11. 5 13. 5 Nairobi 169 211 380 146 179 325 13. 6 15. 2 14. 5 Nairobi APBET 334 232 566 262 202 464 21. 6 12. 9 18. 0 Siaya 436 319 755 410 297 707 6. 0 6. 9 6. 4 Uasin Gishu 371 324 695 346 304 650 6. 7 6. 2 6. 5 Total 1, 649 1, 608 3, 257 1, 444 2, 891 12. 2 10. 2 11. 2

Tayari Treatment 2 Gains 40. 0 37. 2 33. 6 35. 0 30. 0 25. 0 20. 1 18. 8 15. 0 Baseline Control Midterm Treatment

Gains in School Readiness 25. 0 20. 2 20. 0 15. 6 15. 0 15. 1 13. 5 11. 3 10. 0 5. 0 0. 0 PP 1 PP 2 Control Treatment Combined

A large percent of pre-primary centres in Laikipia county are either located in conservancies or ranches. Communities find ways to ensure that learning happens, even in modest locations

Many Nairobi APBET centres have little to no physical space, but many centres find ways to create space for group work and activities, including responding to Tayari big book materials.

School Readiness Gains by County 23. 0 21. 0 19. 0 17. 0 15. 0 3. 6 5. 0 5. 3 8. 1 6. 0 13. 0 2. 9 11. 0 9. 0 7. 0 16. 7 13. 5 15. 1 12. 2 13. 0 5. 0 Overall Laikipia Nairobi Control Nairobi APBET Tayari effect Siaya 11. 3 Uasin Gishu

Effect Sizes for Tayari 0. 50 0. 45 0. 40 0. 35 0. 32 0. 31 0. 30 0. 25 0. 20 0. 15 0. 10 0. 05 0. 00 Effect Size PP 1 PP 2 Combined

Progress Towards Benchmarks Midterm treatment 0. 7 Midterm control 0. 7 Baseline 4. 7 0% 28. 5 42. 5 38. 7 28. 3 39. 7 53. 4 10% 0 20% 0 -<25 30% 20. 9 30. 3 40% 25 -<50 50% 60% 50 and above 70% 11. 6 80% 90% 100%

Using songs, rhymes and picture books is an important way to help children in ECD develop their language and communication skills

Tayari Impact on Socio-Emotional 35. 0 32. 3 31. 3 30. 0 25. 0 24. 8 22. 6 20. 0 15. 0 10. 0 5. 0 0. 0 Empathy Feelings Control Treatment

Tayari Impact on Executive Function 20. 0 18. 5 16. 9 18. 0 16. 0 14. 0 13. 5 11. 2 12. 0 10. 0 12. 6 8. 1 8. 0 7. 1 6. 0 4. 0 2. 0 0. 0 Color Sort Picture Sort Control Forward Digit Treatment Backward Digit

Tayari Impact on Language Skills 30. 0 24. 6 25. 0 22. 6 20. 8 22. 2 20. 4 20. 0 10. 0 5. 0 14. 2 13. 7 15. 0 16. 5 15. 5 11. 9 8. 0 4. 5 0. 0 Rhyme Expressive Listening Letter Knowledge Control Letter Sound Knowledge Treatment Initial Sound Listening Comprehension

Tayari Impact on Numeracy Skills 40. 0 37. 0 35. 0 30. 0 28. 6 28. 9 29. 6 27. 9 25. 3 25. 0 19. 1 20. 0 13. 0 15. 0 10. 0 11. 4 12. 2 13. 9 7. 4 6. 8 3. 8 5. 0 0. 0 Number Identification Produce Set Quantity Measurement Discrimination Vocabulary Control Treatment Oral Addition Shape Naming Mental Addition

Tayari’s training use practical activities and modeling to support the skills development in ECD coordinators who train teachers on numeracy and executive functioning skills.

Significant Predictors of School Readiness -4. 8 -12. 1 -14. 1 -22. 2 -25. 0 -20. 0 -15. 0 17. 4 16. 5 Chi. . . Sc. . . Chi. . . Sp. . . Chi. . . -10. 0 -5. 0 9. 7 9. 4 9. 2 6. 8 6. 5 6. 3 4. 5 4. 0 3. 6 3. 5 2. 4 0. 7 0. 0 5. 0 10. 0 15. 0 20. 0

Implications • Longitudinal study shows moderate gains after 1 year • Tayari monitoring data shows moderate to high county officer implementation • Tayari implementation is perceived to be successful • Increased demand for Tayari in Kenya

Thank you enderu@rti. org