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Instructions on the implementation of Early reading and writing with

comprehension and Early Mathematics under Padhe Bharath- Bade bharath

for class I and II

Introduction:MHRD has launched Padhe Bharath-Bade Bharath abhiyaan in

the year 2013-14.

What is the need for a special early reading writing and early mathemetics

programme?

According to ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) India has achieved96% enrollment. But we cannot say the same for learning achievement for class I

and II children. So to make school heads and teachers feel more conscious about

the achievement levels of children MHRD launched this programme. All national

and state level achievement surveys show poor performance by class I and II

children in reading and writing. Children who fail to learn to read in the first two

grades of school are likely to fall behind and have difficulty in learning other

subjects as well further giving poor results. Poor readers can not develop proper

writing skills and are vulnerable to drop out of the education system

undermining the quality of life and productivity of human resources.

Reading with comprehension and writing with a purpose:

Class I and II are important stages for developing the important skill of

reading with comprehension and writing with a purpose. A child should

understand what he/she is reading. Reading is as interaction between the text

and the reader that means the child should be able to identify, correlate basing

on the real life experiences she/he acquired till that age. When this ability

develops gradually a childs creative thinking, critical analysis also develops and

they will perform well in all other subjects.

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So for overall development of child, reading with comprehension is the

most important skill we have to develop in the children. Writing purpose

should not be to score marks to do well in exams. Writing should have a

purpose. The child should write what she/he understood not what she/he

remember. Applying the same logic to mathematics, math also taught in a

way that to accelerate childrens mathematical skills by teaching them

mechanical rules at the expense of understanding and intelligent

application.

Therefore there is a need to help the children learn mathematics in a

way that develops liking and understanding of the mathematics during

early years of schooling, particularly in classes I and II.

Recently the MHRD has launched the Rashtriya Aavishkar Abhiyaan

a five year plan for improvement of Science and Mathematics Education,

targeting the students of 6-18 yrs, which needs a strong academic base at

early stages let us plan and implement padhe bhaarath bade bhaarath withvigor and determination.

The two tracks of Padhe Bharath-Bade Bharath are:

1.Early Reading and Writing with Comprehension

2.Early Mathematics

Objectives:

1.To make children fluent readers and make them understand what they are

reading. Making them achieve learning levels appropriate to their class of

study.

2.To make children understand and solve simple mathematics and making

them develop their own problem solving methods by the way of numeracy

and spatial understanding skills.

3.To associate reading and writing with the experience of joy and real life

situation.

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4.To make children not to feel alienated from the home in the home-school

transition by providing them children literature.

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Action Plan for implementation in schools:

School level plan (only for classes I and II):

What HM has to do?

1.Wherever possible one teacher for class I and one teacher for class II

should be allotted.

2.We have around 220 school working days, 800 instructional hours (in 220

days) in an academic year. In which 500 hrs are for language and 300 hours

are for Early Mathematics.

3.Out of 4 hrs/day, 2 and half hours could be allotted to reading, writing and

language and 1 and half hours for Early Mathematics i.e. in week 15 hrs for

language and 9 hours for mathematics.

4.HM should prepare the time table, allot and instruct teachers to teach

language and mathematics accordingly.

5.HM should personally monitor achievement levels of class I and II once in

every 15 days allotting one hour to each class.6.Accordingly she/he should guide or help teachers to improve their

performance.

7.HM should ensure that class I and II teachers have minimum 95%

attendance.

8.HM should ensure that 45 teacher working hours per week (teaching and

preparation). Ensure that the teacher step into these classes with adequate

preparation and with teaching learning materials.

9.HM should make it sureReading cornersimplemented in schools

effectively, procure children literature if already not there and should check

whether appropriate literature is there.

What a teacher of class I and II should do:

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1.Teacher should ensure that the children who are coming for the first time to

school should not fear teacher that means teacher should talk with children

in a friendly way and should never use harsh tone.

2. Use simple friendly and clear language in classroom avoiding commands.3.Teacher should not be very strict about learning of children.

4.Teachers plans should be flexible according to children level and

specificities.

5.Special care towards children who lag behind in studies.

6.Do not ever discourage or scold low learners and children with learning

difficulties.

Classroom level plan: HM and class teacher should take following aspects

seriously and implement them.

Light and ventilation should be proper in the class.

Black boards should be easy to write i.e. colour and height. Wherever

possible running blackboards should be arranged.

I and II class room must have reading corner where

Attractive children literature (age appropriate) should be easily available

for children, prominently displayed.

Provide facility to read at school or take home.

Every class should display childrens writings, drawings, collections,

pictures with captions, childrens birthday dates, class responsibility

chart, pictorial stories etc.

Encouraging children to share their experiences in their own language

and accent. Encourage children to express their mathematical findings and later

gently pointing out errors if any.

Provide a welcome space for parents and community members in

classroom.

Allow freedom of mobility to children in class while working in groups

and reading from reading corner.

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Children can be divided into small groups with house names like flowers,

fruits, animals etc. For example if 10 children are there 3 houses banthi,

chamanthi, rose etc. can be formed.

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Class room and community:

Showcasing childrens accomplishments (in reading, writing, numeracy etc.)

in parents meetings and in community events.

Take children to visit fairs, post office, police station, local body, diverse

religious cultural institutions to celebrate local diversity.

Assessment:

Teacher should have a base line assessment of each child at the beginning.

Regular monitoring of childrens achievement.

Feedback from children, parents and peer group. Use of CCE to review the teaching plan and to work for improved learning

performance of children in reading and writing and mathematics.

Due Weightage in children assessment could be given for oral, practical

work, and group work.

Monitoring System:

MEOs should monitor schools regularly and inspect (class I and II) all

components of early reading and writing with comprehension and early

mathematics programme viz.

Amenable Learning environment

Enabling classroom transaction

Connecting classroom with community

Assessments

Monitoring and review the CCE results of every child in comparison to set

learning indicators.

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