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The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) to further the implementation of the National Reading Program (NRP) by: (... The purpose of this assignment is to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MOEST) to further the implementation of the National Reading Program (NRP) by: (a) developing appropriate reading benchmarks and setting targets for reading achievement for Chichewa and English across the early grades (Standards 1-4) of primary school; and (b) working with the Malawi Institute of Education (MIE) to revise the Chichewa and English curricula for the upper primary grades (Standards 5-8) and develop the associated learner books and teacher guides. This activity will assist USAID and the MOEST to deepen implementation of the NRP in early grades and expand NRP’s evidence-based reading interventions and approaches to upper primary grades. USAID requires the services of a U.S. Higher Education Institution (HEI) with demonstrable technical expertise in reading, and Southern Africa experience, for this assignment. The assignment will run for an initial 30 weeks, and a maximum of 3 option years.