International Expert Consultancy – Read @home

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Country: Lao People’s Democratic Republic Project: Global Partnership for Education III Project: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (LEAP), Credit No.: 6854-LA Sector: Education Description: Family Literacy and Home Learning Specialist (Read@Home) – International Consultant of the Global Partnership for Education III - Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (GPE III - LEAP) Background The Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, through the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), is implementing the Lao PDR Global Partnership for Education III: Learning and Equity Acceleration Project (P173407) , financed by the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education. The Project aims to improve learning outcomes in primary grades in targeted districts and strengthen teacher and system performance. Under Component 1, the Reading Readiness Program (RRP) promotes early literacy for children aged 3–5. The Read@Home initiative complements this by improving access to children’s books and strengthening caregiver engagement in home-based reading activities. Objectives of the assignment: The objective of this assignment is to support the design and implementation of the Read@Home activity by: Strengthening caregiver engagement in reading activities at home, including for non-literate caregivers; Ensuring alignment between home-based activities and classroom practices; and Establishing sustainable delivery, supervision, and monitoring systems within MOES. Scope of work: The consultant will work closely with MOES technical departments and the World Bank team to: Select and adapt age-appropriate children’s books aligned with the Lao context; Develop an implementation strategy and delivery model; Prepare caregiver guidance and communication materials; Design and deliver training programs (ToT and cascade training); Develop supervision, coaching, and monitoring systems. Deliverables Key deliverables include: Inception report and