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Improving Arabic Reading Fluency: Results from Iqra, an Early-Grade Reading Intervention in Ras Al Khaimah

In the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, international large-scale student assessments have taken a prominent role in informing education policy, allowing policymakers and researchers to compare particular education outcomes between countries. A quick look at the recent performance of countries across the Arab world reveals two trends that are cause for concern: first, students across the Arab world perform significantly below the average of the 37 countries of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and second, they especially fall behind in reading.