Developing literacy and education pedagogy rooted in multi-lingual Education (MLE) approach for tribal children in Maharashtra.
About the Program
From last 7–8 years, we are into developing the literacy and education pedagogy rooted in multi-lingual Education (MLE) approach. It entails creating spaces in school where children's language and culture has a dignified place in school processes, which include, textbooks, story books and teaching learning methodology. The present work is with the Korku – a tribal language, population of which is approx. 2.5 lakhs in Maharashtra Melghat region.
Aims and Objectives
Influence the classroom practice and institutionalise the MLE approach in the primary grades of schooling initially in the one district of Maharashtra and later in the other tribal parts of the state.
Activities
- School intervention programme in 5 classes of government schools from grade 1–4
- Training of teachers in MLE based practice
- Develop TLM for facilitating MLE practice in classrooms
- Offer Korku language course
- Creating Literature in Children's Mother Tongue
