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Hi Friends,
You all must already be aware of this initiative (Sorry for sending again)The Problem:
A survey to assess the current Status of Education (ASER 2006) was conducted in 28 states in India in the months of October and November. One of the key findings of this survey was that in Std V, 47% children could not even read a Std II text fluently. Specifically,
- In Std I, 38.2% cannot read alphabets and 53.7% cannot identify numbers
- In Std II, 76.7% cannot read Std I text, and 75.0% cannot do subtraction
- In Std V, 47.0% cannot read Std II text, and 54.6% cannot do division.
ASER 2006 indicates that half of all children in the country start lagging behind in Std I and continue to lag behind in the achievement of expected competencies in Std III, and Std V.
The SolutionPratham has launched the Read India campaign aimed at achieving reading and arithmetic proficiency for all children in the country within and outside the school system. The focus will be on:
- Std I-II : alphabets/words and numbers/place value level
- Std III-V: fluent reading, writing and solving arithmetic problems.
Higher standards are not excluded, but will not be the primary focus.
Website of read India - http://www.readindia.org/
In case you are interested in teaching in Mumbai:
http://www.readindia.org/read_ india_reach/ teach_mumbai. htm
In case you are interested in teaching in Delhi:
http://www.readindia.org/read_ india_reach/ teach_delhi. htm
(Lost link for another state)
Thanks,
Leena
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