Why is spoken English fluency Essential?
Spoken English proficiency has always been a concern for budget schools, parents, academicians and employers across India. It is evident from the “The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER-2019) by the non-government organization “Pratham” which revealed the fundamental issues connected with this problem.
The report indicates a grave situation where only 16% of the children in Class 1 can read the text at the prescribed level. Even 40% of children cannot recognize letters. 42% Kids in private schools perform better in this parameter. The gap is further intensified by a gender divide.
Hence, it is not surprising that children who struggle to read in the early years of education continue to perform below an average level all through their academic careers and later in their careers. The poor quality of the learning levels continues to have an adverse impact on India’s future workforce.
What is Our Offer and Journey So Far?
We at ProKids India have been successfully providing solutions primarily to budget and government schools to impart and develop spoken English skills among children since 2014.
Our phonics-based spoken English language program, “EnKids,” has benefited 90000+ kindergarten and primary-level students across 5 states. 70% of the children who had gone through our programme are able to attain a fluency level.
Positively spirited by the result, we came up with the idea of supporting underprivileged children through ProKids in 2023.
With the support of donors, we are under a good transition phase. ProKids India is supporting five schools and over one thousand students, starting in the academic year 2023-24. These are spread in and around Hyderabad.
What Is Our Mission Through This Programme ?
ProKids India wants to take this programme to kids studying in economically weaker budget private schools in the rural & urban areas. By joining hands with corporate, educational foundations and individual donors in their CSR initiative, we strongly believe that this will be a great initiative to build quality human resources for the future.
How We Support
Periodic Monitoring Of Classroom Delivery
Our trainers will work closely with the concerned teachers to conduct class observations and incremental assessments among the tiny tots to monitor progress and provide suggestions to the teachers. The support team will also recommend corrective steps and conduct re-training if required.
Software & Lesson Plans
We provide interactive language learning software and the app to help the kids learn the language in a fun and play way. The software and the app will further ensure that the kids learn proper pronunciation, expression and fluency, thus avoiding mother tongue influence.
Course Materials For The Children
We intend to provide study material – a set of 3 books, designed exclusively in alignment with the software.
Periodic Training / Retraining For Teachers
ProKids India provides extensive training to the teachers. It helps them to sensitize on teaching methods and provide them easy steps to handle the classes.
Online Support
We ensure dedicated personnel to provide online support to clear teacher's doubts as and when required.
Reporting The Progress To The Donors From Time To Time
ProKids India discusses the Classroom Observation report (CRO-Report) with the school's management and sponsor.