Tout Timoun Ap Li (ToTAL): Recommendations for MENFP and Education Partner Nationwide Rollout of the Early Grade Reading Program
Summary: RTI's November 2014 recommendations to the MENFP on taking the Tout Timoun Ap Li early grade reading program nationwide after the pilot in the Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc and Cap-Haïtien corridors.
Key Findings
- Argues for prioritizing Haitian Creole while ensuring competency in French, the central unresolved question in Haitian basic education.
- Written as a handover to MENFP rather than as a donor project report, so it addresses what the ministry would have to carry.
- Sets out a geographic rollout strategy and the role of local organizations in extending reach.
- Follows the pilot in the Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc and Cap-Haïtien development corridors.
Full Description
RTI's November 2014 recommendations to the MENFP on taking the Tout Timoun Ap Li early grade reading program nationwide after the pilot in the Port-au-Prince, Saint-Marc and Cap-Haïtien corridors. Its position on language of instruction is the substantive part: it argues for prioritizing Haitian Creole while ensuring competency in French, which is the central unresolved question in Haitian basic education.
How to cite
RTI International; United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 2014, Tout Timoun Ap Li (ToTAL): Recommendations for MENFP and Education Partner Nationwide Rollout of the Early Grade Reading Program, accessed via HaitiDocs, https://www.haitidocs.org/doc/rti-2014-total-nationwide-rollout-recommendations