Reading Campaign
Department of School Education and Literacy has launched a National Mission for foundational literacy and Numeracy called NIPUN Bharat on 5th July 2021. The mission aims to cover the learning needs of children from age group of 3 to 9 years. As established by various international researches, foundational learning is the basis of all future learning for a child. Not achieving basic foundational skills of being able to read with comprehension, writing and doing basic mathematics operations, leaves the child unprepared for the complexities of the curriculum beyond grade 3.Recognizing the importance of early learning, the National Education Policy 2020 emphasises that the highest priority must be to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy in primary schools. Further, it states that, the rest of this Policy will be largely irrelevant for a large portion of our students if this most basic learning (i.e.,reading, writing, and arithmetic at the foundational level) is not first achieved.Various studies of learning profiles in India, including National Achievement Survey(NAS), have pointed out that many children are not able to read a simple grade appropriate passage. But, the curriculum and associated textbooks are designed with the expectation that children have acquired grade-level skills and can progress onwards. It is in this context, D/o School Education and Literacy is initiating a----
NATIONWIDE READING CAMPAIGN
so that each child learns to read and thereafter,can read to learn.
RESOURCES FOR ONLINE READING
Students can explore the following resources to read stories online-
1.DIKSHA
2.NCERT
3.NBT
Selected Activities Saumya Swara,V
Pal Sakshi,III
Nandini,V
Pratyay,VII