EdData II: Data for Education Research and Programming (derp) in Africa

iLoominate 
http://iloominate.org
 
A free app (for use on Android devices) for producing 
children’s books on- or offline.
Mango Tree (Uganda) 
www.mangotreeuganda.org

 
This organization produces a variety of reading and 
learning materials in multiple languages, as well as sells 
them online.
 
PrimerPro
http://www.sil.org/resources/software_fonts/primerpro
 
Freeware that analyzes language (from a corpus of 
uploaded text) and helps facilitate the development of 
reading materials. 
SIL 
http://www.sil.org/resources/software_fonts

http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?cat_id=Home

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SIL’s website hosts a variety of software programs, fonts, 
and information on scripts.
SynPhony 
http://call.canil.ca/index.html
 
 
Easy-to-use software that analyzes language (from a 
corpus of uploaded text) and produces controlled words 
lists (among other features) to aid in the development of 
reading materials.
Advocacy and policy planning 

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Annex G 
Resource 
Summary 
Mother Tongue-Based–Multilingual Education (MTB-
MLE) Network and RTI International. (2011). 
Improving 
learning outcomes through mother tongue-based 
education 
[Brochure]. Research Triangle Park, NC: 
MTB-MLE Network and RTI.
 
https://www.eddataglobal.org/documents/index.cfm?fuse
action=pubDetail&ID=326
 
Overview of the benefits of mother tongue-based 
education, as well as key considerations for developing 
L1-based bilingual and multilingual education programs. 
The document answers frequently asked questions about 
language of instruction and contains useful “talking points” 
for advocacy around L1-based instruction. (4 pp) 
Ouane, A., & Glanz, C. (2010).