{"id":257702,"date":"2023-08-28T19:48:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T14:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=257702"},"modified":"2023-08-29T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T05:52:38","slug":"why-duration-of-early-literacy-and-numeracy-programmes-must-be-increased","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-duration-of-early-literacy-and-numeracy-programmes-must-be-increased\/","title":{"rendered":"Why duration of early literacy and numeracy programmes must be increased"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cWhy duration of early literacy and numeracy programmes must be increased\u201d <\/strong>published in the \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 28th August 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Issues related to development and management of education<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> Issues related to foundational literacy<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>– In a recent decision, the Ministry of Education has rolled back the scope of NIPUN Bharat to children in Grades 1-2, leaving out children in Grade 3.<\/p>\n

The justification provided by the government behind this change?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It is to establish coherence between NIPUN Bharat<\/strong> and the recommended curriculum framework outlined in NEP 2020<\/strong> and the National Curricular Framework 2023. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Curricular Framework document<\/strong> proposes an initial “foundational stage of learning,”<\/strong> including three years of preschool education<\/strong> along with the initial two years of primary school. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Therefore, the reasoning is that the NIPUN Bharat initiative<\/strong> should conclude at Grade 2.<\/p>\n

What are the issues related to this government decision?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Anganwadi centers<\/strong> cater to children aged three to six. They predominantly concentrate on health, immunization, and nutrition<\/strong>. Only a small fraction of these centers offers consistent and high-quality preschool education. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Around 68% of children aged three to six in India lack access to educational services<\/strong>. A majority of these children come from households with limited literacy exposure<\/strong> and encounter the concept of literacy<\/strong> for the first time in Grade 1.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, 35% of children spend a significant portion of their primary school years dealing with the linguistic differences<\/strong> between their home language and the language of instruction<\/strong> in school.<\/p>\n

There is a need to provide additional assistance to children in Grades 1 to 5 to ensure they have sufficient time to establish strong foundations<\/strong> in language and numeracy skills.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Curricular Framework<\/strong> has simply advocated for the implementation of appropriate teaching practices <\/strong>for children aged three to eight.<\/p>\n

The foundational phase <\/strong>outlined in the NEP and NCF does not include the full spectrum of literacy, numeracy skills, attitudes, and knowledge<\/strong> necessary for all subsequent learning within school by the culmination of Grade 2.<\/p>\n

One of the factors behind such decisions could be an insufficient understanding <\/strong>of the concepts of literacy and numeracy.<\/strong> Literacy is being interpreted as the skill to blend letters and read words at a specific pace<\/strong> within a certain age bracket. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Way forward-<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is crucial to expand our understanding of early foundational learning<\/strong>. This expansion should encompass knowledge about children’s lives, effective oral expression, profound inferential comprehension, enjoyment and appreciation of literature.<\/strong><\/p>\n

These comprehensive foundations cannot be established by the conclusion of Grade 2 or even Grade 3?<\/p>\n

There is a need for extension of the duration of programs aimed at reinforcing early literacy and numeracy skills<\/strong> to include children in Grades 4 and 5. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cWhy duration of early literacy and numeracy programmes must be increased\u201d published in the \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 28th August 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Issues related to development and management of education Relevance: Issues related to foundational literacy News– In a recent decision, the Ministry of Education has… Continue reading Why duration of early literacy and numeracy programmes must be increased<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131],"class_list":["post-257702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257702\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}