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Table 1 Materials for after-school classes (ASCs)

From: Remedial after-school support classes offered in rural Gambia (The SCORE trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

The Teacher’s Handbook

Worksheets

 Provides a summary of each concept to be taught

 Consist of exercise books given to children to practice and understand the concepts taught and learned through TLM and Material Cards

 Introduces creative and interactive ways of teaching each concept

 Provides an overview of the competencies that need to be covered in each lesson of the curriculum

The Teaching and Learning Material (TLM) Kit

Material Cards

 Contains material to execute teaching/demonstration of a particular concept

 Are used as self-learning tools

 Provides a creative and interactive set of collaborative learning tasks for teachers and students

 Have a variety of activities and exercises that initiate interaction among group members

 Gives raw material with which to implement innovative pedagogical techniques such as story-telling through puppets, pictures, and charts for children

 Provide multiple ways of making each child practice the concept learned and master the relevant competencies

Evaluation sheets

 Offer a set of questions and exercises based on the concepts taught

Are administered periodically after covering a given number of concepts

Are administered by the teacher to each child in the group