Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures

September 9, 2026 · 12:00 am 4 sources

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• Phone-based tutoring improves learning during school closures
  Nature · September 9, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02471-y One-to-one phone sessions substantially increased students’ numeracy test scores in low- and middle-income countries that experience emergencies that disrupt schooling.
• Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down
  Nature · September 9, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02825-6 The low-cost intervention was trialled in five countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Phone-call tutorials improve learning cost-effectively during education emergencies
  Nature · September 9, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02700-4 Across five randomized trials in India, Kenya, Nepal, the Philippines and Uganda, weekly 20-minute mobile-phone-call tutorials produced large learning gains for primary-school children during school closures caused by the…
• Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close
  Nature · September 9, 2026 00:00
  Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02843-4 Evidence suggests that regular calls can keep kids learning when schooling is disrupted — plus, why a familiar world map may be about to change.