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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused panic all around. Widespread closure of schools was essential to slow the spread of the pandemic and keep our children safe. Educators and students are challenged by the resultant ambiguity and the need to ensure continuity of education. The pandemic has demonstrated that education systems around the world were not prepared for such an […]
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RightToRead, an edtech program, is an effort to demonstrate that technology that supports reading and comprehension can play a major role in enhancing English proficiency of students in government schools. The initiative aims to enable English literacy in India (and globally) with the help of multi-sensory reading and comprehension AI software– ReadToMe® (research indicates, language is learnt best when learners […]
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EnglishHelper recently submitted an application for the TPrize 2020 Challenge focused on Latin America and the Caribbean: How can disadvantaged communities design and participate in skills-based and lifelong learning opportunities to create productive and prosperous livelihoods in the 21st century? Latin America: the Reading Challenge and Learning English Latin America has a reading crisis. Results from PISA 2018 reveal that, […]
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In 2014, a silent revolution began in Maharashtra. An initiative that would change the face of English reading and comprehension in government schools in the state, commenced when EnglishHelper & Schoolnet launched an English literacy initiative – RightToRead – in 125 government schools in Aurangabad, Beed, and Jalna districts of Maharashtra. Under the RightToRead program, a multi-sensory reading and comprehension […]
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Humans can express an infinite set of ideas using a limited set of language symbols. Language Acquisition is the process by which humans acquire the ability to perceive, communicate and comprehend in a language. Children learn their First Language in stages, beginning with babbling and gradually achieve complete linguistic comprehensibility. Second-Language Acquisition is a different process from learning the first […]
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RightToRead| ReadToMe® software| EdTech| English Literacy Over the last decade, surveys conducted across government schools indicate a significant gap in English reading and comprehension skills of students. This is a source of concern since English proficiency is important for social empowerment and improving the chances of higher education and job-related opportunities. According to the Annual Status of Education Report, 2016 […]
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RightToRead is an edtech initiative that aims to enable English literacy with the help of multi-sensory reading and comprehension AI software ReadToMe®. Features like a dictionary, word translation, and pictures help with developing vocabulary. This process of learning improves fluency of reading and comprehension. The user interface has been designed for teacher friendliness. The software’s features such as reading speed […]
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As RightToRead continues to expand its outreach in Maharashtra, it is time to look back and see the many roads travelled to reach where the initiative stands today. The RightToRead journey began in Maharashtra in 2014-15 with 125 schools in 3 districts. In 2018, the Government of Maharashtra, Schoolnet and EnglishHelper signed an MoU to implement the RightToRead program in […]
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RightToRead is an edtech initiative for the enhancement of English literacy of government school students. The program is aimed at enabling English literacy globally with the help of a multi-sensory AI-powered reading and comprehension software–ReadToMe®. RightToRead started in 2013 with 100 schools across 6 states in India. In 2015, the program expanded to 5,000 schools reaching 1 million students in […]
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Studies around the world have highlighted the increasing importance of technology in education. The assimilation of technology in education has benefits that span across education levels and geographies. Incorporating technology in education might have met with a lot of resistance initially, but research shows that countries that embraced technology in education could enhance learning outcomes in schools. It would not […]
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