USAID's Okuu Keremet! (“Learning is Awesome!” in English) project is a 5-year program designed to improve learning outcomes in reading and math among students in grades 1-4 in the Kyrgyz Republic. USAID is partnering with the Ministry of Education and Science (MOES) to conduct the program. The program focuses on:
This 2021 Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) provides a baseline for the Okuu Keremet! program. Over 5,000 grade 2 and grade 4 students from 276 schools participated in the assessment. The results are a nationally representative assessment of student achievement in reading.
Percentage of Students Meeting National Benchmark in 2021:
| Grade 2 | |
| Grade 4 |
Oral reading fluency (ORF) is a measure of overall reading competence. The ORF score, or the number of correct words (cwpm) a student can read per minute, is used as a reading benchmark in the early grades.
Kyrgyz Republic’s MOES established the following national reading benchmarks:
In partnership with Kyrgyz Republic’s Ministry of Education and Science and local stakeholders, USAID’s Okuu Keremet! (“Learning is Awesome!”) project is improving learning outcomes in reading and math for students in grades 1-4 in the Kyrgyz Republic.