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Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) - Pratham

Pratham's pedagogical approach that groups children by actual learning level in reading and arithmetic, not by school grade.

Empty classroom with wooden desks and natural light through windowsillustrative atlas image · 2y.kang / Unsplash
PEPratham Education FoundationngoRBRukmini BanerjiABAbhijit Banerjee
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01 The context

Evaluated in six RCTs across seven states by J-PAL (Banerjee, Duflo and team), with some of the largest effects in the literature (up to 0.70 SD in Uttar Pradesh). Scaled through state governments and replicated internationally through TaRL Africa. Pratham reports reaching 8 million children per year in 26 states and territories.

02 How it works

method · Teaching at the Right Level: grouping by learning level, not by grademethod · Randomized evaluation (RCT)method · Learning camps: intensive 10-40 day camps within school hourstool · ASER: citizen-led reading and arithmetic assessment tool

03 What it stands on

Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 3 ›
EvidenceTeaching at the Right Level to improve learning (case study)J-PAL · 2018
EvidenceFrom Proof of Concept to Scalable Policies: Challenges and Solutions, with an ApplicationJournal of Economic Perspectives 31(4): 73-102 (working paper NBER 22931) · 2017
EvidenceMainstreaming an Effective Intervention: Evidence from Randomized Evaluations of Teaching at the Right Level in IndiaNBER Working Paper 22746 · 2016

04 Go to the source

Visit the official site ↗pratham.org