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2/7/24, 11:05 AM Alef Education Collaborates with MetaMetrics® to Launch Arabic Reading Scale in MENA Region
Alef Education, a UAE-based global leader in education technology,

announced a strategic collaboration with MetaMetrics®, the US-based

developer of the Lexile® Framework for Reading, to launch an Arabic reading

scale to improve the literacy skills of approximately 100 million K-12 Arabic

speakers across the Middle East and North Africa.

This collaboration aims to provide native Arabic speakers with a powerful tool

to improve their literacy in Arabic, promoting a more effective and

personalised approach to improving literacy in the region.

By leveraging the expertise of Alef Education and the MetaMetrics® Lexile®

Framework for Reading, the initiative aims to provide students across the

MENA region with the foundational skills they need for academic success and

lifelong learning.

Benefits of an Arabic reading scale include the ability for governments to

identify and measure students’ reading levels and progress over time,

regardless of the reading materials used, by comparing geographic regions,

school districts, and individual schools using the same scale.

In addition, publishers, EdTech companies, and authors of Arabic language

content will be able to link their reading materials and assessments to the

unified scale to meet learners’ needs for reading materials. It will be easier for

teachers to measure their students’ levels and create data-driven plans for

their individual development. At the same time, parents will understand their

children’s reading levels so that they can further develop and improve their

reading skills.

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