We launched the Stepping Stones of Reading program’s  training phase.

The training phase of the “Stepping Stones of Reading” program. The purpose of “Stepping Stones of Reading” is to develop the foundational social-emotional, reading and math literacy skills of preschool children. Ahead of the reforms in preschool education in Armenia, the “Oxford Armenia Foundation” and “NorArar” Education NGO have initiated a professional development program for educators, pre-school methodologists and kindergarten principals, which includes training modules, lesson plans with play and relevant materials.

Through this comprehensive programme, we promote the development of foundational literacy and social-emotional skills in preschool children, so that in elementary schools there is not an achievement gap which hinders a child’s literacy development and inclusion in general.

55 participants from almost all regions of Armenia joined our trainings.

The multidisciplinary team of Oxford Armenia Foundation and ՆորԱրար կրթական ՀԿ / NorArar Education NGO – psychologist Narine Movsisyan, preschool development specialist թալին մուր , kindergarten director Parandzem Khangeldyan, experienced primary teacher Lusine Harutyunyan and education expert Արփինե Բաղդասարյան – spared no effort to plan a detailed, meaningful and quality program for the preschool minds and teachers of Armenia.

We are extending the gratitude of preschool educators to our partners at Oxford Armenia for funding and supporting this project in the spirit of true collaboration.