Category Archives: Language

Sign language in education is oft forgotten

Posted on 11 March 2021 by GEM Report

About 34 million children worldwide have disabling hearing loss. Nearly 95% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, for whom sign language knowledge is crucial. Sign language introduces deaf children to basic expression and communication skills. Since most deaf … Continue reading →

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Latin America: Countries should prioritise training teachers in the language of the community in which they teach

Posted on 1 March 2021 by GEM Report

By: Silvina Corbetta, Argentinian researcher, coordinator and co-author of the case study “Los otros étnicos y la dinámica de inclusión-exclusión educativa en América Latina”, prepared for the 2020 GEM Report Latin America and the Caribbean- Inclusion and education: All means … Continue reading →

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Mother-tongue instruction and inclusion – a critical but complex relationship

Posted on 19 February 2021 by GEM Report

Read in Spanish The road to inclusion in education is not easy. Rather, it can often be full of dilemmas and tensions. The case of linguistic minorities showcases some of these challenges. Well-intended efforts to include can slide into pressure … Continue reading →

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Three innovative responses to COVID-19 that have removed barriers to learning for the most marginalised

Posted on 13 July 2020 by GEM Report

By Janet Lennox and Wongani Taulo Since COVID-19 burst onto the world stage, headlines have mounted about the millions of children suddenly out of school due to the closures during countries’ lockdowns. Lessons from earlier school closures, such as the … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion, Language, Learning, Marginalization, refugees | Tagged covid19 | 9 Comments

Jean-Paul Gaultier, Hillary Clinton, Shakira, Pele, Yalitza Aparicio and others join in calling for more inclusive education

Posted on 26 June 2020 by GEM Report

High-profile influencers from around the world joined the GEM Report in calling for more inclusive education systems. The 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report showed that exclusion in education had deepened during the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, about 40% of low and … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Inclusion, Language, legal rights, Uncategorized | Tagged 2020 GEM Report, Inclusion, inclusive education | 3 Comments

Sabine Kreutzer: putting the child at the centre in school models in Germany

Posted on 27 May 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español Sabine is one of many champions being highlighted by the GEM Report in the run up to the launch of its 2020 publication on inclusion and education: All means all, due out 23 June. In their own … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Early childhood care and education, Equality, europe, immigration, Inclusion, Language | Tagged 2020 GEM Report, Inclusion, inclusion champions | 3 Comments

New photo competition on inclusion and education

Posted on 10 September 2019 by GEM Report

The 2020 GEM Report due out in April 2020 will cover inclusion in education, addressing all those at risk of exclusion from education because of gender, sexual orientation, displacement, migration, ethnicity, language, remoteness, poverty, disability or other characteristics. Pictures speak … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Gender, Inclusion, Language, migrant, migration, Poverty, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, #Target 4.5, 2020 GEM Report, disability, displacement, Gender, Inclusion, inclusive education, language, migration, poverty | 1 Comment

OECD countries prioritize education to improve inclusion of migrants and refugees

Posted on 28 June 2018 by GEM Report

There’s a deluge of reports on migrants and refugees just out. The 2018 International Migration Outlook, OECD’s report on migration flows and policies was released last week. Reflecting the tone of the latest UNHCR report on the rise of the … Continue reading →

Posted in immigration, Language, migration, Uncategorized | Tagged 2019 gem report, displaced populations, displacement, immigration, migrants, migration | 1 Comment

Books are essential to solving the global learning crisis

Posted on 23 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy and Advocacy, Save the Children and Chair of the Global Book Alliance A new coalition of governments, international agencies, NGOs and the private sector has launched this week with the aim of closing … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Literacy, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged books, language, mother-tongue, target 4.6, Target 4.a, textbooks | 5 Comments

Promoting literacy in a multilingual society

Posted on 11 August 2017 by GEM Report

By Paula Korsnakova, Senior Research and Liaison Advisor, IEA Reflecting on the results of providing instruction in a language other than the one spoken at home Did you know that apparently 66% of children in the world are raised to … Continue reading →