Rotary club of Hyderabad Central Adult Literacy

MEETING IN KHATMANDU 2011 SOUTH ASIA LITERACY SUMMIT 2013 TEACH PROGRAM 2014 ROTARY INDIA LITERACY MISSION

THAT EVERY CHILD IN INDIA GOES TO SCHOOL; THAT EACH SCHOOL IS A “HAPPY SCHOOL”; THAT EACH SCHOOL TEACHER IS WELL TRAINED AND HER/HIS SKILLS ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPGRADED USING MODERN TECHNOLOGY; THAT EACH STUDENT GETS TO SEE, HEAR, READ AND USE HIGH CLASS LEARNING MATERIAL THAT HELPS HER/HIM UNDERSTAND, QUESTION AND FIND ANSWERS; THAT EACH DEPRIVED CHILD GETS THE SAME OPPORTUNITY OF EDUCATION AS HER/HIS AFFLUENT FRIEND; THAT EACH ADULT ACQUIRES LITERACY, JOINS THE FORMAL STREAM AND EARNS HER/HIS LIVING WITH HONOUR; AND THAT EACH CHILD OR ADULT WE HELP GETS THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE HER/HIS OWN FUTURE AND INDIA’S FUTURE TOO! OBJECTIVES

T- TEACHERS SUPPORT E-ELEARNING A-ADULT LITERACY C-CHILD DEVELOPMENT H-HAPPY SCHOOLS T E ACH

IMPART SUPPLEMENTAL TRAINING TO TEACHERS TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS INFORMING THE SOCIETY ABOUTT RTE ACT RECOGNISING OUTSTANDING TEACHERS WHO HAVE PERFORMED DURING THE YEAR STRENGTHENING GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES TEACHERS SUPPORT

ESTABLISHING E LEANING CENTERS PROVIDING PROJECTORS AND POWER PACK SETS TRAINING TEACHERS IN THE USE OF THESE SETS E LEARNING

IDENTIFYING OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN PROVIDING BRIDGE COURSES AND SUPPLEMENTAL COACHING PROVIDING AMENITIES TO THESES CHILDREN AND SENSITISING TEACHERS TO THE NEEDS OF THESE CHILDREN TRAINING TEACHERS TO HANDLE THESE CHILDREN INVOLVING SOCIETY IN EDUCATING THEM CHILD DEVELOPMENT

PAINTED AND WELL MAINTAINED SCHOOLS ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER CLEAN AND HYGENIC TOILETS LIBRARY UNIFORMS,SHOES ETC PROVIDE PLAY GROUND,GAMES AND SPORTS MATERIAL PROVIDE SCHOOL BENCHES HAPPY SCHOOLS

ADULT ILLITERATES Highest no of adult illiterates 37% of world illiterates are in India 259,52 Million Adults in the age group of 15+ Percent Literacy Males 30% Females 56% ADULT LITERACY

1. READ ALOUD AT A SPEED OF 30 WORDS PER MINUTE 2. READ WITH UNDERSTANDING ROAD SIGNS, POSTERS AND NEWS PAPERS 3. COPY WITH UNDERSTANDING 7 WORDS PER MINUTE 4. TAKE DICTATION AT THE RATE OF 7 WORDS PER MINUTE 5. READ AND WRITE NUMBERS FROM 1 TO DO SIMPLE CALCULATION OF ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION Who is an Adult literate

Adult Literacy –LITERACY RATES

ADULT LITERACY BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN DISTT 3150 Female Adult literacy Rate Mahbubnagar24% Guntur47% Medak28% Ranga Reddi50% Adilabad29% Nizamabad29% Nalgonda35% Warangal35% Khammam38%

Adult education In India there is a saying  If you teach a man you teach an individual  If you teach a woman you teach a whole community

ADULT LITERACY

Adult Literacy-Impact on woman

Adult Literacy Benefits for Men  Literate and Numerical Literacy .Provide qualifications equivalent to formal education system and create interest for further education  Provide continuing education to improve their skills. Functional Literacy  Developmental Literacy  Self Esteem  Social equality  Appreciation of National Issues 

ADULT LITERACY-IMPLEMENTATION 1. Group Approach Area Wise Mapping 2. Mass Campaign Approach 3. Volunteer Based Approach

1.SELECTING MASTER TRAINERS TO TRAIN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS 2.SELECTING MOTIVATING AND MOBILSING STUDENTS 3.IDENTIFYING ILLITERATE PERSONS IN THE AGE GROUP OF WHO MAY BE STAYING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD 4.FORGING A LINK BETWEEN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AND ILLITERATE PERSONS 5.MONITORING PROGRAMS OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERS BY SENIOR TEACHERS/HEAD MASTERS OF SCHOOLS 6.COORDINATION WITH VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS BY WAY OF FUNCTIONARIES TO PLACE WHERE VOLUNTEER IS WORKING TELLING IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY ADULT LITERACY PROCESS

PROCESS OF ADULT LITERCY  8.showing charts,posters and other materials to the learner  9.identifying genuine difficulties of learner  10.Coverage by media and evaluation of the learning process

SELECTION OF ADULT (15+ YEARS) NON-LITERATE MEN AND WOMEN in urban slums/bastis and rural areas proximate to Rotary Clubs imparting basic literacy to such adults through selected qualified volunteers and using available primers, etc., and, wherever feasible, e-learning modules Process of Adult Literacy

TOTAL NO OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL 250 TO 300 HOURS PREFERABLE #HOURS X 100 DAYS AVERAGE ONE VOLUNTEER CAN TEACH 8 ILLITERATES IN A YEAR WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME; a. SHOULD COINCIDE WITH HOLIDAYS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS b. SHOULD NOT CLASH WITH HARVESTING/SEASONS WHERE ILLITERATES ARE EMPLOYED ADULT LITERACY- TIME

FACILITATING ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF ROTARIANS, THEIR SPOUSES, INNER WHEEL MEMBERS, ROTARACTORS, INTERACTORS AND ROTARY COMMUNITY CORPS (RCC) MEMBERS TO REGISTER AND WORK AS VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGING INDIVIDUAL ROTARIANS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS Adult literacy Participation

ADULT LITERACY GOVT INTIATIVE 1.ADULT EDUCATION CENTER FOR EVERY 5000 POPULATION WITH ONE WOMEN AND OFFICER MINIMUM AT EACH CENTER AMOUNT SPENT TILL DATE ON ADULT EDUCATION RS 2500 CRORES OVER 50 YEARS PROVIDE LIBRARY AND READING ROOMS GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE RS 90 TO RS 180 PER ILLITERATE (1995 ESTIMATE)

1. PERSUADE THEM THAT FOR INDIA TO BECOME TOTALLY LITERATE, EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS TO BECOME LITERATE 2. INSTILL IN THEM A SENSE OF NATIONAL PRIDE 3. SHARE WITH THEM THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING LITERATE SUCH AS LITERACY PROVING USEFUL FOR BANKING, BUSINESS ETC. 4. SHOW THEM HOW IT WILL HELP IMPROVE THEIR CURRENT PROFESSION, IF ANY 5. EXPLAIN TO THEM HOW LITERACY CAN BE THEIR SHIELD TO PROTECT THEMSELVES TOO. NOBODY CAN FOOL THEM ANY LONGER 6. WOMEN CAN BE MOTIVATED BY TELLING THEM THE GOOD IMPACT THIS WILL HAVE ON THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILY 7. BE SOFT, POLITE AND HUMBLE WITH THESE PEOPLE How to consul adult illiterates

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING (NIOS) AND BE ROUTED THROUGH THE STATE LITERACY MISSION AUTHORITY (SLMA) IN EACH STATE. How do you say he is a literate

ADULT LITERACY;SOME SOLUTIONS PROVIDING SKILL DEVELOPMENT BY ARRANGING VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS BY COLLABORATING WITH SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS OF BOTH INSTITUITIONAL AND GOVERNMENT SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTERS

Adult literacy beneficiaries Providing opportunities to the neo-literates for Continuing Education (CE) by creating community libraries, organizing quiz contests, etc. Arranging for vocational training for skill development or skill up-gradation to  unemployed adult neo-literates, and  literate adults employed in low-skill jobs

RTN M.V.R.MOHAN