Shailaja Menon

Shailaja Menon

Shailaja Menon is the Lead for the Center of Excellence in Early Literacy, Tata Trusts. Prior to this, she has taught at various universities in India and the US, and most recently at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. She has led research projects and authored numerous articles in the domain of early literacy.

Articles by Shailaja Menon

A read aloud session in progress

Practices

Writing for children in India: the shifting landscape

By Shailaja Menon, Sandhya Rao | 5 September 2025

Early childhood care and education

Learning to read is reading to learn: a brief journey of ideas in early literacy education in India

By Shailaja Menon | 11 October 2022