Swalpa English, Thumba Fun

Karnataka, India

The program delivers easy-to-use and teacher-friendly teaching/learning materials in English to enhance exposure to English in "low language input" in government school classrooms.

Project Stage

Scaling

Implementation time

1-3 years

Last update: October 05, 2023

Overview Contributors

Challenge

Low exposure to English in underprivileged government school classrooms, affecting the quality of education.

Description

Akshara appointed CFs, or 'foot soldiers,' to monitor the program, usage of TLM, and group activities, offering on-the-spot support to teachers. A longitudinal research study with randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluates program effectiveness.

Outcomes

The program steadily expanded its reach from 2009 to 2015 to cover approximately 574 schools. Focuses on government schools for underprivileged children.