Vikramshila

In her perceptive article, Neelima Gokhale discusses ways of understanding the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and their caregivers. In a brief opinion piece titled ‘Empowering CSOs and Schools,’ Dr Venita Kaul succinctly shows us ways of negotiating the relationship between research, policy and practice in ECCE.

In this pieces, insights and learnings from discussions that took place in various thematic groups (such as those on ‘Artful Thinking’ and ‘Literacy Learning in a Multilingual,’ etc.)

In ‘The Power of Open’ Purvi Shah shows how Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver platform is trying to create access to quality storybooks for children, that too at scale. Kushal Dattani, in his highly relevant article, discusses about various relevant aspects related to learning disability and early literacy.

The ‘Ground Zero’ piece for this issue of the journal shares the experiences of three organizations from across India who are working in the space of early literacy with very different approaches.

In the ‘Resources and Reviews’ section of this issue, Namrata Ghosh shares several useful ECCE resources, into whose development process Vikramshila has contributed.

In this interview, Dr. Monimalika Day provides insights and guidance on inclusion in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).