SADC FLN Measurement Hub

UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education for Diversity & Development

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Welcome to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) Measurement Hub, an open-access platform dedicated to advancing the measurement of FLN across the SADC.

The SADC FLN Measurement Hub is hosted by the ��ý UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education in partnership with regional and international organisations committed to strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy in Southern Africa. The Hub serves as a regional resource for ministries of education, examination councils, researchers, universities, development partners, and implementing organisations committed to improving foundational learning outcomes. The platform brings together assessment tools, technical resources, research evidence, and examples of good practice to support the development of robust and sustainable systems for measuring early learning.

Foundational literacy and numeracy are among the strongest predictors of future educational success. Yet many children across the region continue to complete the early grades without acquiring the reading and mathematics skills necessary for meaningful participation in schooling. Reliable and timely information on learning outcomes is therefore essential for identifying learning gaps, guiding policy decisions, improving classroom practice, and monitoring progress towards national and international education goals.

The SADC FLN Measurement Hub has been established in response to a growing recognition that while many countries have developed valuable assessment initiatives, technical resources remain fragmented and difficult to access. The Hub seeks to address this challenge by providing a shared space where countries can access high-quality assessment resources, learn from regional experience, and strengthen national capacity for measuring foundational learning.

Our vision is a Southern African region where all countries have the capacity to generate high-quality evidence on foundational literacy and numeracy and to use that evidence to improve teaching, learning, and educational outcomes for every child.

Through collaboration, technical excellence, and open access to knowledge, the SADC FLN Measurement Hub seeks to contribute to stronger assessment systems and improved foundational learning across the region.

The SADC FLN Measurement Hub supports countries in strengthening the quality, consistency, and use of foundational learning assessments. The Hub promotes knowledge sharing, technical collaboration, and evidence-informed decision-making while recognising the diverse contexts, languages, and assessment traditions across the region.

The platform provides practical guidance on assessment design, instrument adaptation, administration procedures, data collection technologies, quality assurance processes, benchmarking, data analysis, and the use of assessment findings to improve educational outcomes.

Assessment Toolkits

Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA)
Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA)

The Hub provides access to the latest versions of the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) toolkit, including assessment instruments, administration manuals, assessor training materials, scoring guides, reporting templates, and technical documentation. EGRA has become one of the most widely used approaches to measuring foundational reading skills in low- and middle-income countries and has been implemented extensively across SADC member states.

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