March 2026 Baseline
Tracking the impact of the 90-Day Acceleration Plan through independent, sample-based literacy and numeracy assessments across Jigawa.
Tracking the 90-Day Acceleration Plan
As part of the 90-Day Acceleration Plan, JigawaUNITE introduced supervisor and SSO-led sample assessments to measure whether the instructional changes — 70 extra minutes of daily reading, restarted reading courses for P1 and P2, and the new Accelerated Reading programme — are producing measurable gains in pupil literacy and numeracy. Results feed directly into programming decisions, enabling rapid adjustments where progress is insufficient.
Four major instructional changes
SUBEB data mid-2025–26 showed pupils were not tracking toward expected progress, with persistently high non-reader rates. JigawaUNITE — in collaboration with SUBEB leadership — launched a 90-day plan built on four major instructional changes, backed by operational support to ensure fidelity of implementation.
70 extra minutes of reading every day
Additional dedicated reading time added to every school’s daily timetable throughout the 90 days.
Primary 1 and 2 returned to lesson 1
Grades 1 and 2 restarted their reading courses from the very beginning to close foundational gaps.
New Accelerated Reading course launched
A purpose-built course specifically designed for older non-readers.
Individualised formative assessment introduced
1:1 evaluation of each pupil with immediate feedback and remediation cycles.
Reading Check — Individual Oral Reading
Each pupil reads aloud while the Supervisor counts words read correctly. Untimed — but a score of 0 is recorded if the pupil does not begin within 20 seconds.
Reading Passages
ICAN — 10-Question Whole-Class Assessment
The Supervisor reads each of 10 questions aloud. Pupils complete each item independently. Simple and Complex items are interleaved. Hover a card to see which questions it covers.
Pupils identify and write numbers. Benchmark: at least 1 correct out of 2.
Simpler arithmetic operations. Benchmark: at least 2 correct out of 4.
More demanding operations. Benchmark: at least 2 correct out of 4.
