Shivani loves reading

Thank you for coming together to send Shivani and 19 others like her to the Read India Program of Pratham.

Seven year old Shivani studies in grade 2 at the local village school in her village of Majra in Meerut District, Uttar Pradesh. She loves playing with her dolls and watching TV. In fact, the constant complaint of her teachers was that Shivani watched too much TV and did not concentrate enough on her studies.

Ever since she was enrolled in the Read India program conducted by Pratham, her teacher has been concentrating on trying to get her to read for pleasure. In the last six months, her reading levels have gone up from being able to read letters to recognizing common words. This has increased her confidence, and she now loves to read short stories to her siblings. “Chug Chug Train” is her favourite fictional character, and you will never find her without a book in her bag now!

Your donations, Jagdish, Pankaj, Tanya, Elizabeth, Giri, Debabrata, and Jai, , would ensure that Shivani, and 19 other children like her are enrolled in Pratham’s Read India program where they are provided need-based instruction in reading, writing and basic arithmetic to bring them to the literacy levels expected of children their age.

Thank you, for doing your bit to ensure that ‘every child in India is in school and doing well‘.