Rotary club of Hyderabad CentralAdult Literacy

TEACH

• ADULT ILLITERATES

•Highest no of adult illiterates•37% of world illiterates are in India•259,52 Million Adults in the age group of 15+•Percent Literacy•Males 30%•Females 56%

ADULT LITERACY

1. READ ALOUD AT A SPEED OF 30 WORDS PER MINUTE

2. READ WITH UNDERSTANDING ROAD SIGNS, POSTERS AND NEWS PAPERS

3. COPY WITH UNDERSTANDING 7 WORDS PER MINUTE

4. TAKE DICTATION AT THE RATE OF 7 WORDS PER MINUTE

5. READ AND WRITE NUMBERS FROM 1 TO 100

6. DO S IMPLE CALCULATION OF ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION AND DIVIS ION

Who is an Adult literate

Adult Literacy –LITERACY RATES

ADULT LITERACY BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN DISTT 3150

Female Adult literacy Rate

Mahbubnagar 24% Guntur 47% Medak 28% Ranga

Reddi50%Adilabad 29%Nizamabad 29%Nalgonda 35%Warangal 35%Khammam 38%

Adult education

In India there is a saying If you teach a man you teach an individual If you teach a woman you teach a whole community

ADULT LITERACY

Adult Literacy-Impact on woman

Adult Literacy Benefits for Men

Literate and Numerical Literacy .Provide qualifications equivalent to formal education

system and create interest for further education Provide continuing education to improve their skills.

Functional Literacy Developmental Literacy

Self Esteem Social equality Appreciation of National Issues

ADULT LITERACY-IMPLEMENTATION

1. Group Approach Area Wise Mapping2. Mass Campaign Approach3. Volunteer Based Approach

1 .SELECTING MASTER TRAINERS TO TRAIN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS2 .SELECTING MOTIVATING AND MOBILSING STUDENTS3 . IDENTIFYING ILLITERATE PERSONS IN THE AGE GROUP OF 15 -35 WHO MAY BE STAYING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD4.FORGING A L INK BETWEEN STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AND ILLITERATE PERSONS5.MONITORING PROGRAMS OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERS BY SENIOR TEACHERS/HEAD MASTERS OF SCHOOLS6 .COORDINATION WITH VARIOUS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTS BY WAY OF FUNCTIONARIES TO PLACE WHERE VOLUNTEER IS WORKING TELLING IMPORTANCE OF LITERACY

ADULT LITERACY PROCESS

PROCESS OF ADULT LITERCY

8.showing charts ,posters and other materials to the learner

9.identifying genuine difficulties of learner

10.Coverage by media and evaluation of the learning process

TOTAL NO OF HOURS REQUIRED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL 250 TO 300 HOURSPREFERABLE #HOURS X 100 DAYSAVERAGE ONE VOLUNTEER CAN TEACH 8 ILLITERATES IN A YEAR

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME;a. SHOULD COINCIDE WITH HOLIDAYS OF

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

b. SHOULD NOT CLASH WITH HARVESTING/SEASONS WHERE ILLITERATES ARE EMPLOYED

ADULT LITERACY- TIME

ADULT LITERACY GOVT INTIATIVE

1 .ADULT EDUCATION CENTER FOR EVERY 5000 POPULATION WITH ONE WOMEN AND OFFICER MINIMUM AT EACH CENTERAMOUNT SPENT TILL DATE ON ADULT EDUCATION RS 2500 CRORES OVER 50 YEARS

PROVIDE LIBRARY AND READING ROOMS

GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE RS 90 TO RS 180 PER ILLITERATE (1995 ESTIMATE)

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING (NIOS) AND BE ROUTED

THROUGH THE STATE LITERACY MISSION AUTHORITY (SLMA) IN EACH STATE.

How do you say he is a literate

THANK YOU

RTN M.V.R.MOHAN