Nepal

4 Assessments

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3 Grades

2020 Nepal Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP), Endline Study

Year: 2020 Grades: 1, 2, 3 Assessment: EGRA

The Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP) in Nepal was a 6-year USAID program implemented from 2015 to 2020. The 2020 Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) represents the endline (last) assessment of the program.

The goals of EGRP were to improve the foundational reading skills of Nepali children in grades 1, 2, and 3 and to increase their reading fluency and comprehension.

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More Assessments

Year	Name	Grade(s)	Assessment
2018	2018 Nepal Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP), Midline Study	1, 2, 3	EGRA
2016	2016 Nepal Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP), Baseline Study	1, 2, 3	EGRA
2014	Nepal USAID EdData II, National Early Grade Reading Assessment Study	2, 3	EGRA

ORF Zero Scores, Grade 2

Oral reading fluency (ORF) is a measure of overall reading competence. Zero scores indicate the proportion of students who could not perform one task correctly.

2020	All 51% Boys 50% Girls 52%
2018	All 60% Boys 60% Girls 60%
2016	All 59% Boys 57% Girls 61%
2014	All 37% Boys 35% Girls 39%
Language: Nepali

News & Stories

Nepal Stories

May 7, 2021

Nepal EGRP ends in 2020 with overall improvement in reading fluency

The USAID Nepal Early Grade Reading Program provides technical support to the Government of Nepal’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology’s (MoEST) National Early Grade Reading Program (NEGRP). The program’s goal is to improve reading fluency and comprehension among children in grades 1-3.