E

ducation

187

R

ead aloud sessions for learning through stories

ollowing pages (188–189):

e pride of a child who has learned to read

a

nd multilingual education if they are scaled

up through the government structure.

‘LL’s instructional design helps include

children’s home languages and cultural

resources into the curriculum. e teaching-

learning process supports inclusion of every

child and ensures that struggling learners

receive ongoing additional support. Spiral

curriculum allows for frequent revision and

reinforcement of previously taught lessons.

Assessment based remediation work is done

to support these struggling learners,’ explains

Dr. Jhingran. It also conducts continuous

professional development for teachers and

supports state governments in the oundational

Literacy and Numeracy (LN) Mission named

‘NIPN Bharat’ by the Ministry of Education.

LL’s programme Har Ghar School (meaning

‘every home is a school’) helped improve

student learning significantly during the

pandemic, as did online courses.

Gender equity is built into its models, as

is community and parental participation in

the child’s discovery of literacy.

HCL Grant Project Approach:

T

o demonstrate

a scalable model of multilingual education that

improves foundational learning and supports

the state government’s efforts at implementing

quality multilingual education

HCL Grant Project Title:

I

nclusion of

Children’s Home Languages to Improve

oundational Learning Outcomes of Adivasi

Children in Chhattisgarh

Beneficiaries:

9000 children, 300 teachers, 200

headmasters, and 109 other individuals

Location:

494 v

illages in Chhattisgarh