Foundational Literacy

and Numeracy

Prof. Anup Kumar Rajput

Department of Elementary Education
NCERT
 Foundational Literacy and
Numeracy

An urgent
Recognizing
and
the primacy
necessary
of Early
pre-
Education
requisite
to learning
 Need of FLN
Class 3
Low learning
levels

Increased
drop-out rate

Inappropriate Class 5
language and
mathematical
skills
 Universal FLN - Objectives
• Making learners competent in doing meaningful reading and
writing by the time they enter grade 3.

• Developing the basic understanding and competencies related

to numeracy and its related concepts among young learners
till grade 2.

• Developing skills among the learners to amalgamate their

outside school experiences in their classroom learning to
attain foundational literacy and numeracy in a better way.
 Curricular Expectations

PEDAGOGY
RESOURCES Locally
(should include
developed as per National
play-way and
Guidelines
experiential
ACTIVITIES)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ADAPTIVE ASSESSMENT

MATHEMATICAL • Reading with

THINKING comprehension
• Writing with
• Numeracy
understanding
• Number sense
• Speaking with
• Spatial understanding
coherent thought

Curriculum
Development
 Foundational Literacy
Reading
For joy

Listening and Speaking

with comprehension
Writing
reflects child’s
Reading is experiences

comprehension

Writing for various purposes

 Foundational Numeracy
Competent in Counting
Development of Number sense

Development of
Mathematical
Thinking

Understanding
about
Numberness

Application S
E
Basic V
Operations E
N
on Numbers
for problem
solving
Numeracy and Mathematical understanding

Spatial
Pre-number understanding
Concepts – space, size,
position

Visualisation

Number Mathematical
Sense Vocabulary
 ELPS Approach
E – Experience with physical objects/भौतिक वस्िओ
ु ं के साथ अनभ
ु व

L – spoken Language that describes the experience/ बोली जाने

वाली भाषा जो अनभ
ु व का वर्णन करिी है

P – pictures that represent the experience/ चित्र जो प्रतितनचित्व करिे

हैं अनभ
ु व

S – written symbols that generalize the experience/ ललखिि प्रिीक जो अनभु व

का सामान्यीकरर् करिे हैं
 Integration of literacy and numeracy

Mathematical Terminology as a part of daily language

Use of language in understanding mathematical ideas

Language for disposition of mathematical thinking

Communication – Language
Precise Communication – Language with mathematical
ideas
 SPM – School Preparation Module
Preparatory Class or ‘ BALVATIKA’
• 3 months play-
based learning
for all Grade 1
Module students.
"Balvatika” • Activities and workbooks around
• Sounds,
Elements • words,
• Alphabets,
of SPM • Colors, Shapes and Numbers
involving collaborations with peers
and parents.
• To be developed
by NCERT & SCERT
Material SCERT s/ SIEs
• Stand alone
Anganwadis
Where? • Anganwadis co-located
with schools
• Pre-primary schools
• Standalone pre-schools
Health and Nutrition

Energizing
Breakfast in
Boosting addition to
mental and mid- day
physical
Regular health meal.
health
check-ups
and health
card.
 Setting up of Resources
School and
Public National
Libraries in Digital Workbooks Book
remote areas Libraries and activity Promotion
for all material Policy

To ensure the
•By Schools availability,
• DIKSHA • Learning Kit accessibility, quality and
•By community • e-pathshala
•By local • Play-based readership of books.
• NROER material
Government
Peer Tutoring

All viable method will be explored to support teachers in the mission of attaining
universal FLN

One-to-one peer tutoring is

extremely effective for learning
not just for the learner but also for
the tutor.

It can be taken as a voluntary and

joyful activity for fellow students
under the supervision of trained
teacher.

Every literate member of the

community could commit to
teaching one student how to read, it
would change the county’s
landscape very quickly.
National Repository of Energised
textbooks with
Open Resources QR code

High-quality
Resources

e- e-
e- e-
Conte Course
Books nt
Library
s
Assessment
Purpose of Assessment

Learning outcomes
Assessment is joyful
and integrated to
pedagogy

Adaptive Assessment
Formative Assessment
School Based Assessment
 Action Points

Curriculum
Revamping

Administrative Pedagogical
Support Universal Innovations
Foundational
Literacy and
Numeracy

Restructuring
Revisiting of Teacher
Assessments Education
Programs
 Implementation of Universal FLN

Setting up of Universal
National Mission FLN by
by MHRD 2025

PLAN

Team
Highest
To be prepared
Priority to
by State/UT
Universal
governments
FLN
Thank you
You can contact me at
anupncert@[Link]
9868255775