Reading and Maths
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6-7 years: In 2006, 22% children could read
words or above and 30% could at least recognize numbers. In
2007, the corresponding situation is 28% and 38%
respectively.
·
8-10 years: In 2006, 49% children could read
easy paragraph or above and 37% could do at least
subtraction. In 2007, the corresponding situation is 55% and
46% respectively.
·
11-14 years: In 2006, 65% children could read
Story and 45% could do division. In 2007, the corresponding
situation is 75% and 56% respectively.
At present Pratham’s programme is spread across 301
Bastis in Delhi situated in North Shahdara, South Shahdara,
Zakhira (Karolbagh) and Nangloi (Nazafgarh) zones.
In Bastis
1.
Balwadis:
3-5 yrs community children who are not in any pre-school
net. Each class has about 20 children for 3 hours a day for
8-10 months. The objective is to enable children to become
better-adjusted, happier learners. Enabling better retention
and achievement at later stage.
Activities: based on the following themes:
1. Language development
2 2. Physical Development
3. 3. Cognitive
development
4. Social Development
5. Emotional Development
Total number of Balwadis spread across these Bastis is 453
enrolling 8813 children between 3-5 years. Of this 52% are
girls.
2.
Community
library- There are 301 libraries function in
our Bastis (one in each Bastis). Besides there are 6 other
libraries in community which is being developed as Community
Learning Centers. 48643 children accessed community library
in October at an average of about 160 per Basti. Of these
about 85% of them have read more than 10 books so far. These
libraries have 262 unique titles of books. Some of the
activities conducted in the libraries are:
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Story Telling
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Story making
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Map usage
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Art and Craft
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Drawing
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Role Play and so on
3. Women’s Literacy Programme:
This is to make young women in slums, literate and numerate
while engaging them in the learning and schooling of their
children (for mothers) to reap multiple benefits. First,
their own literacy, second, home support for their children
and third their active participation in staying in touch
with the school either individually or through the Parents
Teachers Association.
95 classes are operational enrolling 1490 females. Of these
23% are in the age group 14-18 years, 40% between 19-30
years and rest above 30 years.
4. Abhivyakti Classes:
It is to tutor children, who have learned to read and write
through Pratham efforts to move to higher levels of
comprehension, expression, and problem solving.
84 classes are operational with 1726 children. Among them
64% are girls. 60% of the total children enrolled in these
classes are in the age-group of 8-10 years.
In Schools
1.
School
library: Libraries are operational in 289
Municipal schools spread across 6 municipal zones of Delhi.
91577 children at an average 317 children per school
borrowed books during the last month. This is to supplement
the efforts in community library and also institutionalize
the culture of Library in Schools and make it part of the
mainstream curriculum.
2.
HI Newspaper
project: Library children from 30 classes
participate in this programme which is now expanded to
children of different cities in Pratham programme and with
other countries like Holland, Pakistan, Canada and Sweden.
The exchange between the children can be seen at
http//www.hi-newspaper.com.
3. School Support
Programme: The programme is operational in 20 MCD
schools of Delhi to develop a model of quality education in
Municipal schools through direct involvement.
Special Programme
1.
Educational Programme for working children:
There are 12 TECs being run under INDUS Project having 518
children. Apart from this, there are 72 classes for
Balshramik children operational in 4 areas of Delhi
enrolling 1219 children. The objective of these classes is
to provide them bridge education and get them back in
mainstream education.
2. Health: For our
Balwadi children, Micronutrient supplementation programme
is being implemented under the guidance of Niramaya
Health Foundation. About 8% children were found to be in
grade III & IV of malnutrition in first camp (43% were at
normal level) which has reduced to 4% in the second camp
(62% children at normal level). Besides, we have also tied
up with Shroff Charitable Eye Hospital to organize free
eye-check up camp and provide spectacles or surgery at
subsidized rates in needed cases. The programme continues
with Balwadi children and in order to engage mothers of
these children more actively, our CHVs have been trained by
Niramaya Health foundation.
3. Pratham Education Center
(PEC): Two centers with the support of Tech
Mahindra foundation is operational which is a rented space
in community providing reading place to children. It also
has Computer Assisted Learning programme.
4.
English
classes: 23 classes with 423 children using
the TLM provided by Pratham English Programme team based in
Mumbai is operational. This is being piloted at the moment
before scaling up.
Reading interventions
Reading Campaign in Bastis-
As per the Basti Profile 2007, about 17592 children in 6-7
years age group were at letter or nothing level. Our
librarians are in regular touch with 16517 children
providing them simple reading paragraph to practice. This is
followed up in weekly camps at Basti level. So far 7992
children have moved to higher reading category.
Early Reading by Mothers-
159 mothers of two Cities (North East Shahdara and West
Delhi) are using our Balwachan material with their 5-6 years
children to introduce early reading.
Mainstreaming-Out
of 15746 out of school children identified in the age group
5-14 years, 5234 enrolled in government schools.
