Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

How to approach early literacy: learnings from past experiences and research

Hridaykant Dewan shares insights from the adult literacy movement and various research contexts that can act as signposts in our search for effective early literacy interventions.

By Hriday Kant Dewan | 6 mins read | October 24, 2022

Learning disability and early literacy

Kushal Dattani discusses relevant aspects related to learning disability and early literacy.

By Kushal Dattani | 6 mins read | October 21, 2022

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

The power of open: how Pratham Books’ StoryWeaver is creating access to children’s storybooks at scale

Purvi Shah shows how the StoryWeaver platform is trying to create access to quality storybooks for children, at scale.

By Purvi Shah | 7 mins read | October 19, 2022

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

Nali Kali: engaging every child in learning

Manimakalai Raja shares the learnings from interventions in multi-grade, multi-level classes in government schools that primarily cater to migrant children; this piece shows how it is possible to work with the government to make a real difference into children’s learning education processes, especially those related to language learning.

By Manimakalai Raja | 8 mins read | October 17, 2022

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

Mindful learning: literacy programs need to focus more on higher learning competencies

A K Jalaluddin and Arpan Mitra argue that literacy programs for children must try and build higher learning competencies and focus on context-specific solutions.

By A K Jalaluddin, Arpan Mitra | 9 mins read | October 15, 2022

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

Foundation building within low literacy contexts: the OELP experience

Keerti Jayaram shares the experiences of her organization in fostering reading and writing amongst children from communities with minimal levels of literacy.