EVERY CHILD CAN READ CAMPAIGN KICK-STARTS

EVERY CHILD CAN READ’ CAMPAIGN KICK-STARTS

The Delhi Government on Sunday started the first phase of Reading Melas and this will take place on all Sundays till November 14. 

The State Council for Educational Research & Training (SCERT) is holding training sessions for the School Management Committee members on Saturdays and providing them with the requisite material with the target to prepare every child for reading and learning under 'Every Child Can Read Programme'.

School Management Committee (SMC) members will organise 'Reading Melas' in community spaces or schools, where children and their parents will jointly work on ensuring the children's ability to read.

The first few Melas were conducted on a pilot basis while from October 17 there will be more than 250 such Reading Melas across the city, Government release said.

Education Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said our efforts to transform education require active support from members of the community that the children are from. "If an environment of academic rigour and learning is created, children will be encouraged to pursue educational prowess. Reading Melas will bring together schools, parents, children and the community in non-classroom spaces for the first time," said Sisodia.

Volunteers identified by SMC members will conduct the Melas and use various Government-provided tools through which reading can be learnt in a fun way. Various activities and games involving children and their parents will be organised to improve their ability to read letters, words, sentences and paragraphs.

"This initiative is aimed at closely integrating the community in the educational pursuits of children, so as to create an environment of learning. It is also an attempt at increasing parent awareness about their children's learning levels and involvement in their academic progress," said an official. 

(The pioneer)