The Special Olympics Unified Schools program creates opportunities for the social inclusion of youth with intellectual disabilities through Unified Sports, Inclusive Youth Leadership development, and Whole School Engagement activities; however, little is known about whether this program has similar effects outside the United States. To support Special Olympics in increasing ...
Many literacy interventions have emerged to help children around the world learn to read outside of school. Elizabeth Spier, an AIR principal researcher, talks about what evidence exists about how effective complementary outside school reading activities are at actually improving overall literacy outcomes. ...
Since 2007, the MTSS Center has been a national leader in supporting states, districts, and schools across the country in implementing tiered support systems that address students’ academic, behavioral, social, and emotional needs.
Response to intervention (RTI) is a multi-level prevention system to maximize student achievement and reduce behavioral problems. Dia Jackson describes the importance of implementing RTI with fidelity and how she provides coaching and professional development to schools so that they see gains in student achievement. ...
AIR is providing support to the Secretariat of Deworm the World by providing office space, IT and telecommunications support, and administrative and technical support to ensure effective operations.
Children who learn to read in the early grades are better prepared to absorb more advanced skills and content that rely on reading. IMPAQ evaluated a school canteen and lunch meal program that included support activities for a new reading instruction method to improve the reading abilities of primary students. ...
The case for using toilets—less fecal pollution leads to better health—might seem self-evident, but 2.5 billion (according to United Nation’s estimates) of the world’s poorest still don’t have them. And it’s harder to press that case than might be imagined. After all, the causal link between fecal contamination ...
Dr. Tanvi Rao is an applied microeconomist with training and experience in quantitative research, econometric analysis, program evaluation and causal inference using experimental and quasi-experimental research methods.
The purpose of the Getting Ready for School intervention is to increase the successful transition of disadvantaged young children into school by imparting school readiness skills provided by their parents in their home. The Open Society Foundations contracted AIR to provide technical support for the evaluation of the pilot Getting ...
In November 2021, the World Food Programme reported possible "pockets of famine" in Southern Madagascar, citing climate change as a key driver. AIR has extensive experience conducting research on agricultural and social protection interventions in the south of Madagascar. Our research contributes to evidence that prompt interventions providing access to ...