1. World Bank MECS Rural Education and Development Project READ Presentation by Khishigbuyan.D, Project Coordinator

2. Project objectives Improve the quality of education in rural schools by: –Improving literacy skills—the basis for the acquisition of other skills—through the provision of quality learning materials –Improving teachers’ skills through the provision of teacher training and the promotion of professional networks –Improving the information base for monitoring quality and efficiency by supporting evaluation capacity in education

3. READ Component 1: Improving teaching and learning in rural schools Subcomponent 1.1 1-5 classrooms in 383 soum and bagh schools will receive grade-specific classroom libraries with160 local and international titles. Small group of schools will receive technology to access children’s digital library. Subcomponent 1.2 Professional development to all grade 1-5 teachers in soum and bagh schools. Networks of teachers within school clusters

4. www.icdl.org  Run by Maryland Foundation, USA  Contains books in 33 different languages  Anyone who has the Internet access can read books  Now 23 books uploaded, more 200 books

5. www.read.mn  5-10 rural schools will be selected to pilot the digital library  Some will have internet access, some will have local servers  5-10 computers and software will be provided  ICT teacher will work with primary teachers and students

6. International children’s digital library www.icdlbooks.org www.icdlbooks.org

7. ICDL How to serach books Search by geographical location

8. ICDL Simple search

9. ICDL Arabic www.icdlbooks.orgwww.icdlbooks.org in different languages German

10. Олон улсын хүүхдийн дижитал номын сан Chinese www.icdlbooks.orgwww.icdlbooks.org in different languages Phillippine

11. ICDL in Mongolian language www.read.mn www.read.mn

12. Search types www.read.mn

13. Энгийн хайлтын холбоос ба ерөнхий хэлбэр Монголын хүүхдийн дижитал номын сан www.read.mn www.read.mn

14. Simple search www.read.mn

15. Search in more detail www.read.mn

16. Search by keyword www.read.mn

17. List of all books www.read.mn

18. Books with prizes Шинээр нэмэгдсэн номын жагсаалтаас ном сонгох www.read.mn

19. Example of Mongolian titles Хайлтаас сонгосон номыг харуулах даа тус номын үзүүлэл- түүдийг давхар үзүүлдэг.

20. Mongolian titles Номын бүх хуудаснуу- дыг харуу- лах ба тус номын хуудсан дээр даралт хийж уншина.

21. Mongolian titles

23. Thank you for your attention. GOOD LUCK. www.icdlbooks.orgwww.read.mn