By B Jayakishore
The process of learning becomes more effective when it becomes enjoyment rather than punishment. It is the fact that most of our rural children are facing foundational problems in learning the language due to lack of scientific approach in the regular curriculum.
But is there any supplimentary methods to make children learning more creative, informal and enjoyable? Isn't it possible?
The combined efforts by the Promose foundation and National institute of advnced studies(NIAS) made this possible. Moreover, this was the main intention behind the unique project called 'Chilipili cheela'.
Chilipili cheela is a distinctive kind of project to make rural lads to learn kannada in a more enjoyable manner, visualised by the Language Development Programme team from the Promise foundation and NIAS, Bangalore, as a small part of a larger project called Kannada Kalika Kosha.
Chilipili cheela is a set of creative kannada learning cards for children in classes three to five. The development of these cards has been supported by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust,Mumbai and Sarva shiksha Abhiyan, Karnataka as part of the District Quality Education programme(DQEP).
Chilipili cheela: The chilipili cheela is a set of 101 cards with which lads can learn the kannada language in a more enjoyable manner, which in turn stimmulates their imagination power, creative instintcts. Each card has text of kannada poems, essays, short stories and dialouges to comics on one of its sides. In the other side it has series of pictures/ illustrations pertaing to text. The cards are graded for children at different levels of kannada reading.
According to project coordinator Dr.Sonali Nag, 'Using chilipili cheela, children can learn the language happily of their own without much adult supervision. As each card has beautiful illustrations for the text it has, which makes childrens to learn the subject quickly as well as grasp the matter more effectively'
Initially, children will be given the cards with simple content. As they progress and start developing vocabulary in their mind, more complex cards are given. 'Interestingly, the cards also have many language exploratin activities. These range from art and craft work to speaking and listening activities, and from different writing and comprehension activities'says Prof. A.R.Vasavi, NIAS.
Over the past three years,the promise foundation and NIAS have worked on conceptualizing, devoloping, implementing and monitoring an innovative kannada learnig programme in chamarajanagar district. 'During this time we have learn't that most of the government school children donot have access to reading material other than text books. We felt there is an urgent need for children to have variety and fun in the materials they read. We know that more children read, more their reading skills will improve. When they become mature readers, it will boost their writing skills as well' opines Dr.Sonali Nag.
Chilipili cheela can be treated as a tiny library inside the classroom, and children can have access to it to learn during their free time. Since the settings in the stories and texts in the cards are 'Localised', children won't feel alienated. They learn what they see around. Also, cheela has set of cards which contains story/text set in urban contexts as well, which will introduce children to a world that they have seen in television or through other media. Some cards have even fantasy contents.
In most of the rural primary schools, reading activity has become mere 'Mechanical'. Most of the time children don't know what they are reading! But 'Chilipili cheela' make them understand what they are reading and can give spark to their thinking proccess.
'Our Pilot project, which we carried out in 28 schools of chamarajnagar district, has received a positive response from the children. They enjoy cheela. They often ask their teacher for the cheela! For example in Kolipalya Ashrama shala, near chamarajnagar town, children ask for the cards to read after school hours. The teacher also encourages children to pick cards whenever there is free time. The Headmaster of Kolipalya Ashrama shala, S.Basavanna says -'Chlilipili cheela keeps children busy and happy'' Says Dr.Nag.
However,cards replicated with 'Localised contents' can be used in other districts as well. The chilipili cheela has been written by a team of twelve writers and is illustrated by a team of three artists. The project has been coordinated by Dr.Sonali Nag, Associative director,Promise foundation and a team of three teacher trainers K.Latha, Roopakishen and Mahendra.
'Sarva shiksha Abhiyan, which supports the project in the state, can take it to the other regions as well' hopes Prof.Vasavi. The project was formally launched by Dr.Kasturirangan, NIAS director.
For more details:
Visit-http://www.thepromisefoundation.org/ OR
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/nias/site/vidya.html
Telephone:080-2218 5122(NIAS)/080-2571 1129 (Promise foundation).
The process of learning becomes more effective when it becomes enjoyment rather than punishment. It is the fact that most of our rural children are facing foundational problems in learning the language due to lack of scientific approach in the regular curriculum.
But is there any supplimentary methods to make children learning more creative, informal and enjoyable? Isn't it possible?
The combined efforts by the Promose foundation and National institute of advnced studies(NIAS) made this possible. Moreover, this was the main intention behind the unique project called 'Chilipili cheela'.
Chilipili cheela is a distinctive kind of project to make rural lads to learn kannada in a more enjoyable manner, visualised by the Language Development Programme team from the Promise foundation and NIAS, Bangalore, as a small part of a larger project called Kannada Kalika Kosha.
Chilipili cheela is a set of creative kannada learning cards for children in classes three to five. The development of these cards has been supported by the Sir Ratan Tata Trust,Mumbai and Sarva shiksha Abhiyan, Karnataka as part of the District Quality Education programme(DQEP).
Chilipili cheela: The chilipili cheela is a set of 101 cards with which lads can learn the kannada language in a more enjoyable manner, which in turn stimmulates their imagination power, creative instintcts. Each card has text of kannada poems, essays, short stories and dialouges to comics on one of its sides. In the other side it has series of pictures/ illustrations pertaing to text. The cards are graded for children at different levels of kannada reading.
According to project coordinator Dr.Sonali Nag, 'Using chilipili cheela, children can learn the language happily of their own without much adult supervision. As each card has beautiful illustrations for the text it has, which makes childrens to learn the subject quickly as well as grasp the matter more effectively'
Initially, children will be given the cards with simple content. As they progress and start developing vocabulary in their mind, more complex cards are given. 'Interestingly, the cards also have many language exploratin activities. These range from art and craft work to speaking and listening activities, and from different writing and comprehension activities'says Prof. A.R.Vasavi, NIAS.
Over the past three years,the promise foundation and NIAS have worked on conceptualizing, devoloping, implementing and monitoring an innovative kannada learnig programme in chamarajanagar district. 'During this time we have learn't that most of the government school children donot have access to reading material other than text books. We felt there is an urgent need for children to have variety and fun in the materials they read. We know that more children read, more their reading skills will improve. When they become mature readers, it will boost their writing skills as well' opines Dr.Sonali Nag.
Chilipili cheela can be treated as a tiny library inside the classroom, and children can have access to it to learn during their free time. Since the settings in the stories and texts in the cards are 'Localised', children won't feel alienated. They learn what they see around. Also, cheela has set of cards which contains story/text set in urban contexts as well, which will introduce children to a world that they have seen in television or through other media. Some cards have even fantasy contents.
In most of the rural primary schools, reading activity has become mere 'Mechanical'. Most of the time children don't know what they are reading! But 'Chilipili cheela' make them understand what they are reading and can give spark to their thinking proccess.
'Our Pilot project, which we carried out in 28 schools of chamarajnagar district, has received a positive response from the children. They enjoy cheela. They often ask their teacher for the cheela! For example in Kolipalya Ashrama shala, near chamarajnagar town, children ask for the cards to read after school hours. The teacher also encourages children to pick cards whenever there is free time. The Headmaster of Kolipalya Ashrama shala, S.Basavanna says -'Chlilipili cheela keeps children busy and happy'' Says Dr.Nag.
However,cards replicated with 'Localised contents' can be used in other districts as well. The chilipili cheela has been written by a team of twelve writers and is illustrated by a team of three artists. The project has been coordinated by Dr.Sonali Nag, Associative director,Promise foundation and a team of three teacher trainers K.Latha, Roopakishen and Mahendra.
'Sarva shiksha Abhiyan, which supports the project in the state, can take it to the other regions as well' hopes Prof.Vasavi. The project was formally launched by Dr.Kasturirangan, NIAS director.
For more details:
Visit-http://www.thepromisefoundation.org/ OR
http://www.iisc.ernet.in/nias/site/vidya.html
Telephone:080-2218 5122(NIAS)/080-2571 1129 (Promise foundation).
2 comments:
Good work on identifying this. Do you if there is a place where one can buy these cards ..
NIdhi
Hi NIdhi,
Well,I don't have much info on weather they are going sell cards or not.
You can contact following Telephone nubers for details:080-2218 5122(NIAS)/080-2571 1129 (Promise foundation).
Thanks for your reply
jayakishore
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