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Students have been out of school for now almost 18 months and many studies have shown that children have suffered learning losses at various levels. The access to various forms of digital interventions have been at best unequal and a recent survey by UNICEF shows that a majority of students have not met a teacher in a 30-day period. The loss of mathematics (foundational skills) will pose a huge challenge to students, with the high load of mathematics syllabus as it is.

Students have been out of school for now almost 18 months and many studies have shown that children have suffered learning losses at various levels. The access to various forms of digital interventions have been at best unequal and a recent survey by UNICEF shows that a majority of students have not met a teacher in a 30-day period. The loss of mathematics (foundational skills) will pose a huge challenge to students, with the high load of mathematics syllabus as it is.

A recent study by APU shows that 82% of students from the classes 2-6 have lost atleast one mathematics skill from the prior school year. The learning loss in mathematics could be due to a variety of reasons including:

The learning loss in mathematics could be due to a variety of reasons including:

* lack of opportunities to practice the skill as well as acquire new skills

* lack of opportunities to practice the skill as well as acquire new skills

* lack of conceptual understanding and sufficient mastery of the skill in the first place

* lack of conceptual understanding and sufficient mastery of the skill in the first place