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Live English Classes Influence Students’ Engagement with ReadToMe Student Edition – an Initial Study

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Impact of COVID-19 on Students’ Learning Studies across the world have indicated that school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic have interrupted the learning of more than 1 billion students across the world. [1] A study conducted by McKinsey and Company indicates that students testing in 2021 are nine points behind in reading compared to a matched sample of students in previous years. […]

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Improving reading and comprehension in K-12: Evidence from a large-scale AI technology intervention in India

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A white paper titled ‘Improving reading and comprehension in K-12: Evidence from a large-scale AI technology intervention in India’ by EnglishHelper was recently published on ScienceDirect – a respected platform among researchers through the journal: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. The research has been examined and reviewed by a panel of researchers. Abstract This paper presents evidence on the impact […]

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ReadToMe: A Study of Impact of Multi-Sensory Reading & Comprehension on Learning Outcomes over a Two-year Period – A Multi-Cohort Analysis

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Background EnglishHelper provides technology-based reading and comprehension platforms for students across all age groups. Since launching in India in 2011, EnglishHelper has successfully implemented its multi-sensory reading and comprehension solution, ReadToMe®, in public and private schools across the country. The RightToRead Program is an effort to demonstrate that reading and comprehension technology can play a key role in solving the […]

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Impact Analysis of ReadToMe in Telangana Pilot Schools | 2017 – 2018

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BACKGROUND IL&FS Education piloted ReadToMe in 11 schools in Telangana in the academic year 2017 – 18. EnglishHelper conducted assessments designed as Baseline – End line studies, in 9 of these schools. This will allow measurement of learning outcomes achieved in one academic year among schools using ReadToMe. The assessments were conducted among students of grades 6, 7, and 8. […]

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Impact Analysis of ReadToMe in Uttar Pradesh Pilot Schools | 2017 – 2018

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BACKGROUND IL&FS Education piloted ReadToMe in 10 schools in Uttar Pradesh in the academic year 2017 – 18. EnglishHelper conducted assessments designed as Baseline – End line studies, in 5 of the schools. This would allow measurement of learning outcomes achieved in one academic year among schools using ReadToMe. The assessments were conducted among students of grades 6, 7, and […]

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Impact Analysis of ReadToMe in South Delhi Municipal Corporation Pilot Schools | 2017-18

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BACKGROUND The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) piloted ReadToMe in 20 schools in SDMC in the academic year 2017 – 18. EnglishHelper conducted assessments in a sample of 7 schools designed as Baseline – End line studies. This will allow measurement of learning outcomes achieved in one academic year among schools using ReadToMe. The assessments were conducted across grades 3 […]

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ReadToMe – a Study of Impact of Multi-Sensory Reading and Comprehension on Learning Outcomes – a Consolidated Analysis

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS BACKGROUND In the academic year 2017-18, the Government of Telangana State, the Government of Uttar Pradesh and the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) piloted ReadToMe in schools in their respective regions. EnglishHelper conducted randomized sample assessments in these schools, designed as Baseline – End line studies. This would allow measurement of learning outcomes achieved in ONE academic year among […]

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Large Scale Deployment of Tech-Enabled English Reading

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REPORT ON LEARNING OUTCOMES 2017 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1 THE RIGHTTOREAD PROGRAM 1.1 INDIA’S LITERACY CRISIS India has a reading and comprehension skill crisis. Over the last decade, surveys conducted across government schools indicate a consistent and significant gap in reading and comprehension ability of students. English reading and comprehension skill is also lagging. This is a source of significant concern since […]

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Multi-Sensory Learning and Technology in the Acquisition of English as a Second Language

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The ability to speak and comprehend English in today’s globalizing economy is a bankable skill, and the demand for rapid and efficient English learning is high. Research in learning methodologies and neurological processing has led to the generally accepted idea that the brain has evolved to learn optimally through multi-sensory input; that is, information is presented in such a way […]

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