Every child has his or her own style and pace of learning. When subjected to a common mainstream education process, we find that some children are unable to progress like their peers. The causes can be different learning styles/levels, inherent learning difficulties, genetic/heredity issues or neurological conditions.
Enable Children to Read and Write
For productive learning and unhindered fluency of language, refined core skills are of great importance. Children with a) learning disabilities b) borderline autism/ADHD and c) academic underperformers usually face shortcomings in core skills like reading, writing, spelling, comprehending and sequencing when subjected to traditional /conventional methods of learning.
Accessibility of Remedial Help
We are the second largest populated country in the world with 29% constituting children who are 14 and below. Approximately 10% of the children in India suffer from Learning Disabilities which puts us at an enormous figure of 35 million. In discord with this widespread problem, there is very little awareness on learning difficulties coupled with lack of inclusive or easily accessible remedial solutions.
Stigma
Diversity, though an inevitable aspect of a society takes an entirely grim disposition when it comes to mainstream education process. Specific Learning Disability (SLD), a neurological disorder which just implies that the processing of information is different, is often confused with lower intelligence Quotient (IQ) or mild retardation.
Accessibility
With the number of children with learning difficulties estimated at around 38 million, We are in need of almost 8 million ‘competent’ remedial tutors, assuming a teacher. student ratio of 1:5, which is practically not viable, at least in the near future. Moreover, qualified tutors are mostly concentrated in cities in variance with the target group which is widespread all over the country.
Inclusive Intervention within School Premises
To promote inclusive education for children with learning disabilities, 3R lab is set up within the school premises and students attend 3 classes per week during their english hours, which reduces the necessity for an external intervention that consume additional hours. With a refreshing outlook and effective strategies focussed on developing the core skills, 3R lab creates a very interactive and comforting atmosphere where children get to learn, interact and question without inhibitions.
