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Telangana State implementing the nation-wide

programme Foundation Literacy and Numeracy Mission

he Government of Telan- School Preparation Module will learning initiative from primary they're struggling.
gana has recognized that support children to develop ap- grades during the pandemic. l Get rewarded for progress: As
Tthe National programme propriate skills to facilitate an How it works children build their literacy,
'Foundational Literacy and Nu- easy transition between ECCE they're encouraged to continue
meracy (FLN),' i.e., children's and grade 1 as suggested by Here's how children use the learning by collecting stars and
ability to read and meaningfully NCERT. Read-Along app: earning milestones.
comprehend and use basic math- Read-Along: l Personalized reading: Young WhatsApp Bot:
ematical operations in real life by learners get to choose from over
Grade 3, is a critical goal for the Read-Along is an engaging mo- 700 stories that suit their de- "Intinta Chaduvula Panta" pro-
State's education system. A Steer- bile application (android- avail- gree of proficiency and personal gramme was launched by the Ho-
ing Committee has been consti- able for free) that encourages taste – from sources like SCERT nourable Minister of IT, Govern-
tuted for developing and opera- young learners to have fun while textbooks, Pratham Story- ment of Telangana State, and the
tionalizing a reform program to reading. A helpful and friendly in- weaver, Book Dash, Katha Kids, Honourable Minister of Educa-
attain foundational literacy and app reading buddy, "Diya," helps African Storybook Initiative, tion, Government of Telangana
numeracy in Telangana on Octo- children by listening and respond- and Room to Read, with new State, in partnership with Conve-
ber 14, 2019. ing to them in real-time as they books added regularly. Genius on January 4 for Classes 1-
A system diagnosis has been read aloud, using Google's ad- l Read words: Children can tap 10, which is a WhatsApp Chatbot
conducted to understand systemic vanced text to speech and voice on any word to hear "Diya" pro- based Weekly Assessment and Re-
challenges impeding the achieve- recognition technologies. nounce it. When they practice medial Teaching. It started during
ment of grade-level competencies With more than 500 stories reading aloud, the app indicates the pandemic and continued post-
and informed reform design. plus word games to choose from, success by correctly reading pandemic as well.
Further, the department also the app can make personalized words that turn blue. If a child Based on assessments of stu-
partnered with Central Square recommendations based on each struggles to read, they are en- dents' performance, personalized
Foundation (CSF) in designing a child's progress. After the initial couraged to try again. remedial learning material is pro-
program to improve foundational download, the app works without l Read with Diya: Diya can read vided to them. Students undertake
learning levels in the State. Wi-Fi and without consuming any entire sentences, highlighting curriculum-aligned weekly as-
The programme aims to take an data. With Read-Along, children each word as it's read so that sessments over a chat interface.
integrated systems approach to can practice, gain confidence, and children can follow along. Multiple students use the same
improve Foundational Literacy grow a love for reading. l Get proactive feedback: As chil- device to register on the chatbot
and Numeracy in grades 1-3 and a In Telangana, Read-Along has dren read aloud, the app tracks created for the State. About 5
three-month School Preparation been rolled out from August 3, their progress and proactively Lakh students have participated
Module across Telangana. The 2021, to support the State's home offers support if it detects that in the assessments to date.

State Level Online Mathematics Seminar

athematics Degree College, Warangal, Mathematics. Addressing
Seminar for and M Somaiah, Retired learning gaps in
MTeachers was lecturer, Government DIET, Mathematics arose due to
organized on December 22, Warangal, and Dr. S Suresh Covid-19 Pandemic.
2021, in virtual mode. The Babu, Retired Professor, l Teaching Mathematics in
department invited papers SCERT. the future using new
from Teachers, Teacher The theme for the strategies employed
Educators, Other Field seminar was: "Methods and during the Pandemic
Functionaries of School Strategies Adopted in Period.
Education. Teaching Mathematics
Of the 60 papers received during the Pandemic Period The objectives of the
by mail, 31 papers were 2020-21". Seminar
selected for presentation The theme of the
during the seminar. C Seminar: "Methods and l To promote the
Goverdhan, Associate Strategies Adopted in professional development
professor, Department of Teaching Mathematics of the mathematics
Mathematics, University during the Pandemic Period teachers.
College of Science, Osmania 2020-21." l To enable the teachers to
University, gave the keynote relate Mathematics with
address. The Sub-themes for the modern technologies.
The sessions were seminar: l To encourage teachers to
conducted by M S come out with innovative
Rangachary, Retired l Technology embedded ideas in teaching
lecturer, Government teaching and learning in Mathematics.
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