National Education policy, 2020

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy

National Council of Educational Research and Training

Reading For joy

FL- Foundational Literacy

Reading is

comprehensionListening and Speaking with

comprehension

Writing

reflects child’s

experiences

Writing for various

purposes

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy- What it is?Recognizing the primacy of Early Education

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy- What it is?Recognizing the primacy of Early Education

FN- Foundational Numeracy

Development of

Mathematical

Thinking

Application Basic

Operations

on Numbers for

problem solving

Competent in Counting

Development of Number sense

Understanding

about

Numberness

S

E

V

E

N

Need of FLN

Low learning levels

Inappropriate language and

mathematical skills

Increased drop-out rate

Class 3

Class 5

Implementation of Universal FLN

Highest Priority to Universal FLN

Setting up of National Mission by MHRD

To be prepared by State/UT

governments

Universal FLN by 2025

Team

PLAN

Curricular Expectations

MATHEMATICAL THINKING

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT

4

PEDAGOGY (should

include play-way and

experiential

ACTIVITIES)

RESOURCES Locally developed as

per National Guidelines

Curriculum

Development

• Numeracy

• Number sense

• Spatial understanding

• Reading with comprehension

• Writing with understanding

• Speaking with coherent thought

SPM – School Preparation Module

Preparatory Class or ‘ BALVATIKA’

Module• 3 months play-based

interim for all Grade 1 students. "Balvatika”

Elements of SPM

• Activities and workbooks around

• Sounds,

• words,

• Alphabets,

• Colors, Shapes and Numbers involving collaborations with peers and parents.

Material

Where?

• To be developed by NCERT& SCERT

SCERTs/

SIEs

• Stand alone Anganwadis

• Anganwadis co-located with schools

• Pre-primary schools

• Standalone pre-schools

6+1=7

5+2=7

3+4=77+0=7

GROUP DISCUSSION

PEER TUTORING

Health and Nutrition

Regular health check-ups and health card.

Boosting mental and physical health

EnergizingBreakfast in addition to mid-day meal.

National Book

Promotion

Policy

Workbooks and

activity material

Digital

Libraries for all

Setting up of

School and Public

Libraries in

remote areas

Resources: For Foundational Literacy & Numeracy

To ensure the availability,

accessibility, quality and

readership of books.

• Learning Kit

• Play-based material

• DIKSHA

• e-pathshala

• NROER

•By Schools

•By community

•By local Government

High-quality Resources

e-Books e-Content e-Courses e-Library

National Repository of Open

Resources Energised textbooks

with QR code

Learning outcomesAssessment is joyful

and integrated to pedagogy

Assessment

Adaptive Assessment

Formative Assessment