1a. Basic
Competencies : Reading and Writing Skills
Need : The ability to read and understand is by itself a wonderful
motivating factor for children to read everything that comes their way and it
can tremendously enhance their learning abilities. It is natural that children
who cannot read find schooling a tedious exercise and wish to stay away from
books and school. Children need to be helped to appreciate the importance of
reading and understanding a language and this has to begin with one's mother
tongue. (Children who are good at reading one language will naturally acquire
the ability to learn and appreciate other languages too). This can be done only
through motivating them to read interesting stories (strictly no academic
books) written in simple language. The children who cannot read their mother
tongue (read it as telugu) by themselves find it difficult to understand what
they are learning and hence cannot involve themslves in the learning exercise
that happens at school. This very quickly extinguishes their interest in the
study of not only telugu but also their other subjects. They feel handicapped
even to search for what is interesting for them to learn. As most of them are not comfortable in
reading telugu(considering telugu as the medium of instruction) they do not
enjoy the learning process that happens mostly in the mother tongue in the
school. To make things worse, in the public schools,the children rarely find a
person who can really identify their innate skiils and talent and can guide
them and so they slowly begin to stay away from school.
Remedy : We need to encourage the children to read books of their own choice
at their own pace with out correcting their mistakes and without asking them to
reproduce or remember what they have learnt. We should involve them in various
activities in which they are interested and which will entice them to books and
read them by themselves. The children shall be facilitated to read story books
of their choice in the first phase for at least 45 minutes a day in the
Pre-Schooling session and as a continuation to it they shall be asked to share
with their friends for 15 minutes the interesting things they have read in the
books. This they shall do sitting in groups which will familarise the group
with the contents in other books and motivates them to read other books the
next day. This whole exercise shall be
monitored and coordinated by a Vidya Volunteer.
Activity : Children in groups
distributing books – Two or three shall speak on this during the
assembly – Children distributing books during their leasure time and hence
utilising the time effectively. With out distributing their regular schedule
and their games period.
Resources : Graded story books, Children
magazines,
Indicators of
Improvement: Retention of the strength in the
Pre-Schooling sessions shall itself be a strong indicator (Children, if not
interested in reading books will not attend the Pre-School). Children shall be
assessed through a written test prepared as per the blue print enclosed. The
question paper shall be prepared to assess the stated competencies by any
person authorised by a monitoring team at mandal level constituted for the
purpose. A base line test shall be conducted before the execution of the
project work and later it shall be conducted once in every six months and their
performance shall be recorded and approved by the monitoring committee. This
helps to track the improvement in the learning of the children and take
remedial measures if necessary.
Publishing of
articles in magazines and news papers
1b. Self
Motivation : Creativity and Drawing
Need : School has to identify and hone the creative skills present in a
student. If this is not done the children with a potential for creative
expression get demotivated to attend school. Mere writing or copying from the
books is a dull and dreary exercise for them that kills their enthusiasm and
makes them lose interest in going to school.
Remedy : Asking all the children everyday
to draw what they like and exhibiting their works in the school for all the
other students to see shall be very motivating for the children who are gifted
with such skills. If the same is admired and appreciated by the enlightened and
important people of the society on a special occasion, it will be a tremendous
boost to the children and will increase
their interest in going to school and also in sharpening their skills.
Indicators of
Improvement:
1. Proper maintenance of drawing books by the students with pictures
drawn everyday.
2.The drawing exhibitions organised in every balasabha.
3.Participation and Performance of the students in Balasabha.
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