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=== What are these resources? ===
 
=== What are these resources? ===
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A recent study by the Azim Premji University has found that 92% of children between the 2nd and 6th grades have lost at least one language skill from their previous class.  While there may have been different interventions to reach children either through broadcast programs or online classes, it has been widely documented that these have not reached majority of the students.  In particular, these resources would not have been able to create an immersive language learning environment which is essential for language acquisition. 
 
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The learning loss in the area of language could be due to a variety of reasons including:   
 
The learning loss in the area of language could be due to a variety of reasons including:   
 
* loss of language competencies acquired due to lack of opportunities to practice the skill  
 
* loss of language competencies acquired due to lack of opportunities to practice the skill  
 
* and delays in the acquisition of new skills due to lack of inputs  
 
* and delays in the acquisition of new skills due to lack of inputs  
 
* emotional and psychological stresses in the child's life due to the pandemic
 
* emotional and psychological stresses in the child's life due to the pandemic
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The teacher needs to have resources that are able to support  the children in language acquisition at the levels they are - ranging from building/ reinforcing early language skills to grade-appropriate reading materials.  These are not meant to be supplementary resources for the textbook, rather a set of resources for teachers to address the language learning needs of the children, at the level they are.  The resources will focus on building the LSRW skills and will be based both a phonetic approach to language learning as well a whole language approach.  This approach can be used both for first language learning and English - though for English (or any other second language) there needs to be a much longer period of instructional activities for listening.  The resources are broadly structured along the LSRW competencies, however, their use in classrooms is expected to be seamless.  
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The teacher needs to have resources that are able to support  the children in language acquisition at the levels they are - ranging from building/ reinforcing early language skills to grade-appropriate reading materials.  These are not meant to be supplementary resources for the textbook, rather a set of resources for teachers to address the language learning needs of the children, at the level they are.  The resources will focus on building the LSRW skills and will be based both a phonetic approach to language learning as well a whole language approach.  This approach can be used both for first language learning and English - though for English (or any other second language) there needs to be a much longer period of instructional activities for listening.  The resources are broadly structured along the LSRW competencies, however, their use in classrooms is expected to be seamless.
  
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=== Scope of resources ===
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==== Teacher Handbooks ====
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[[Note on Kannada Language Teaching]]
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[[:File:Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual.pdf|Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual 1: Gubbachi]]
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[[:File:Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual 2.pdf|Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual 2: Gubbachi]]
  
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===== [[Listening and Speaking]] =====
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[[:File:Vidyodaya tamil lessons.odt|Tamil Foundational Literacy: Vidyodaya, Gudalur]]
  
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====== Objectives ======
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[[:File:Vidyodaya English lessons.odt|English Foundational Literacy: Vidyodaya, Gudalur]]
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# Creating an immersive environment for language acquisition
 
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# Creating and modeling communication opportunities,focusing on language production
 
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# Strengthening students' listening skills - to be able to listen, comprehend, respond (verbally and non-verbally)
 
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# Enriching the students' vocabulary
 
  
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====== Activities and resources ======
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[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4JRCWeATj-gk1UeiHugZHPEcRBbP4xoi CEQUE Teacher Pages Language]
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# Conversation cards
 
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# Storytelling, including digital resources for stories
 
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# Childrens' conversations as the resources
 
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# Activities for listening and doing/ listening and responding/ listening and creatively expressing
 
  
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===== Reading =====
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[https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdZ6QHvj5gJi8nYNcKbh3-nKomDMHhS0e Language Games videos: Marudam School]
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====== Objectives ======
 
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# Re-introducing the students to the script and sounds of the language
 
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# Helping students develop reading fluency
 
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# Helping students become purposeful readers
 
  
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====== Activities and resources ======
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'''Thematic Teaching Modules:'''
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# Combining sounds to create words
 
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## Introduction to sounds of the alphabet
 
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## Sound-script recognition
 
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## Making (meaningful) words with the sounds of the language
 
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# Reading with comprehension
 
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## Words
 
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## Phrases
 
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## Simple sentence structures
 
  
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===== Reading and meaning making =====
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[[:File:Module 1- Language And Ecology.pdf|Teacher Module 1: Language and Ecology]]
  
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====== Objectives ======
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[[:File:Module 2 - Nature Walk.pdf|Teacher Module 2: Nature walk]]
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# Helping students become active and purposeful readers
 
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# Helping students develop reading strategies for different kinds of texts
 
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# Developing the skills in students for them to be able to read for learning
 
  
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====== Activities and resources ======
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=== Scope of resources ===
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# Familiarity with grammar; to be introduced in conjunction with the reading materials
 
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# Graded reading materials including children's literature
 
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# Creating opportunities for extending a given text for more learning (esp for informational texts)
 
  
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===== Writing =====
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====[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Listening_and_Speaking Listening and speaking]====
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====[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Foundational_literacy Foundational literacy]====
  
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====== Objectives ======
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==== [[Reading and Meaning Making|Reading and meaning making]] ====
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# Creating and modeling communication opportunities,focusing on language production
 
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# Become familiar with grammar and rules of written communication
 
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# Comfort with the script
 
  
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====== Activities and resources ======
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====[https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/Resources_for_writing Writing]====
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# Expressing their understanding of a story (after listening) through pictures and a combination of pictures and words
 
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# Expressing their understanding of a reading material through pictures and a combination of pictures and words
 
  
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[[Category:Language]]
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[[Category:English]]
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[[Category:Reading]]
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[[Category:Writing]]
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[[Category:Literacy]]
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[[Category:Kannada]]
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[[Category:Tamil]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 2 November 2021

What are these resources?

The learning loss in the area of language could be due to a variety of reasons including:

  • loss of language competencies acquired due to lack of opportunities to practice the skill
  • and delays in the acquisition of new skills due to lack of inputs
  • emotional and psychological stresses in the child's life due to the pandemic

The teacher needs to have resources that are able to support the children in language acquisition at the levels they are - ranging from building/ reinforcing early language skills to grade-appropriate reading materials. These are not meant to be supplementary resources for the textbook, rather a set of resources for teachers to address the language learning needs of the children, at the level they are. The resources will focus on building the LSRW skills and will be based both a phonetic approach to language learning as well a whole language approach. This approach can be used both for first language learning and English - though for English (or any other second language) there needs to be a much longer period of instructional activities for listening. The resources are broadly structured along the LSRW competencies, however, their use in classrooms is expected to be seamless.

Teacher Handbooks

Note on Kannada Language Teaching

Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual 1: Gubbachi

Kannada Foundational Literacy Manual 2: Gubbachi

Tamil Foundational Literacy: Vidyodaya, Gudalur

English Foundational Literacy: Vidyodaya, Gudalur

CEQUE Teacher Pages Language

Language Games videos: Marudam School

Thematic Teaching Modules:

Teacher Module 1: Language and Ecology

Teacher Module 2: Nature walk

Scope of resources

Listening and speaking

Foundational literacy

Reading and meaning making

Writing

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