READing Beyond Decoding
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View Article23 Educationists You Should Definitely Follow on Twitter
Whether you want to learn a bit about early reading or you’re preparing to do something about the appalling reading levels of children, it’s a good idea to have a resource for inspiration and news. We...
View Article7 Digital Reading Interventions Leading the Future of EdTech
Research has time and again highlighted how meaningful learning starts with strong reading skills. Children who do not learn to read at an early age find it increasingly difficult to “absorb printed...
View ArticleThe best of READtalks 2016 – Key highlights
READ Alliance, a project that aims at nurturing and promoting early grade reading in India by supporting promising innovations hosted its first ever READtalks, a discussion platform to share thoughts,...
View ArticleSaksham, a literacy remediation program in Maharashtra helps Vinod READ
Meet Vinod Madhukar Dole, a class seven student of an Ashram school in Maharashtra (Gargaon Ashram School) who has been studying here since class 1. Both his siblings, an elder brother and younger...
View ArticleThis Organization is Changing the Fate of Tribals One Child at a Time
The READ Alliance team has been travelling to explore innovative organizations working in the field of Early Grade Reading in India. During one of our recent visits, we met with Vidhya Das, who along...
View ArticleKaradi Path and QUEST transform the Early Reading Landscape in India
Studies have shown the vital importance of reading ability on a child’s future and a country’s economic development. A 2011 UNESCO report found that if all students in low-income countries left primary...
View ArticleNational Rural Health Mission – An Employment Generation Scheme for Women?
Last week I spent time with female health workers in Kurhani, a block in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, India. Coincidentally, Kurhani also happens to be the most populous block in India, boasting...
View ArticleChildren learn to read using Same Language Subtitles
One of READ Alliance’s sub-recipients, PlanetRead is working to improve the reading levels of children using Same Language Subtitling. The project addresses two established findings: World over,...
View ArticleWhat is missing in our READing evaluations?
In a recent discussion with my colleagues about evaluating reading interventions on the field, I was asked to share my thoughts about the various ways in which reading evaluations are done across the...
View ArticleResearch Summary of the paper, ‘Using Literacy Boost to Inform a Global,...
The article, “Using Literacy Boost to Inform a Global, Household-Based Measure of Children’s Reading Skills” (Manuel Cardoso and Amy Jo Dowd) looks at UNICEF’s efforts at strengthening education data...
View ArticleDharam Singh uses the power of education to transform his village in Odisha
Dharam Singh, a young boy from Jodipai village (Kashipur Block, Rayagada district) of Odisha rose above his grim financial circumstances, overcame all odds and defied stereotypes to become a teacher....
View ArticleFirst dive into vulnerability: Testing our approach at Samastipur
*Photographs will be uploaded later due to technical problems. Over the last few weeks the UCD for U5MR project has moved from working with secondary data in-studio, to kicking off a process of field...
View ArticleAn Interview with Language & Literacy Expert: Dr. Shailaja Menon
Dr. Shailaja Menon’s area of research and teaching is Language and Literacy. Shailaja has worked for important national research centres in the United States, such as the Centre for the Improvement of...
View ArticleDreams take flight: A case of strong community engagement
Mrs Sarala frequently tells her students that “it doesn’t matter where you start in life, it matters where you finish.” Her own school serves as an ideal example. Once a school with dangerously low...
View ArticleBuilding Teacher Skills Through Rigorous & Long-term Teacher Training...
Literacy levels have been persistently low in some areas with high concentration of tribal population in Thane district of Maharashtra. Learning difficulties for these children stem from lack of...
View ArticleSocial Innovation Through Design Thinking
Imagine yourself to be an illiterate child. Someone who can’t read, let alone write. You are in a class full of children in a similar situation as you. Some of you have textbooks, while the others...
View ArticleRisk factors perpetuating vulnerability among under 5 children in Bihar :...
This blog explores the understanding of ‘Under 5 Mortality’ (U5M) and risk factors present in Bihar. In-depth interviews were conducted with three pediatricians in Patna; two of them are retired...
View ArticleDesign Research: Creating Collaborative Experiences
The scale of ‘Under 5 Mortality’ (U5M) in Bihar is huge: 58 deaths for every 1000 live births, nearly 45 percent of all under five children are underweight and 49 percent of them are stunted. The...
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