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Fostering Early Math Comprehension: Experimental Evidence from Paraguay

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This article explores the effects of EDC’s Tikichuela early childhood mathematics initiative, developed with the government of Paraguay. The initiative has been scaled and sustained, and has now been adopted by the governments of Costa Rica and Panama and recognized as one of the 100 most innovative education programs in the world.

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Media Type
PDF
Resource Type
White papers
Bodies Of Work
Early Childhood Development and Learning, Out-of-School Learning
Regions
Latin America and the Caribbean
Date
2014
Length
20 pp

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