Early Childhood Literacy Teacher

The Ugandan Ministry of Education and Sports has identified literacy as a national priority and is eager to improve the English literacy teaching and learning capacity in Ugandan schools.

Peace Corps Uganda Education Volunteers contribute to the national Early Childhood Literacy Project by improving access to quality early childhood literacy. Volunteers strengthen the capacity of teachers, work directly with students, develop teaching and learning materials, and enhance engagement with parents and community members to promote a culture of reading. Volunteers will be assigned to serve as Early Childhood Literacy Teachers in early grades (grades 1 to 3). The day-to-day activities of the Early Childhood Literacy Teacher include:
1. Work with teachers to strengthen their capacity for literacy instruction by leading professional development workshops, model and co-teach, assessment and building communities of practice.
2. Teach students and implement school-based reading intervention programs for early readers.
3. Support/guide Ugandan counterparts/host teachers in the use of techniques promoting gender equity in the classroom.
4. Develop resource rooms/libraries/computer labs that enable access and utilization by the learners.
5. Develop instructional materials using locally available materials.
6. Become involved in community and support school-based projects (e.g., working with schools to establish after-school programs, such as book clubs and readers’ theater etc.)
7. Engage parents and other community members in national-level literacy initiatives, such as national Drop Everything and Read Day, My Language Spelling Bee, and promote a safe and friendly school.