Pratham’s work in MP began in late 2005. ASER 2006 showed that MP had made a massive jump in reading over ASER 2005. From Nov 2007, the government machinery and Pratham volunteers took up a campaign to ensure that every child knew at least alphabets and numbers by Jan 26, 2008. Pratham also focused on higher competencies after the campaign.

The key programs being undertaken in Madhya Pradesh are:

1) Direct Programs: English, Urdu and learning support classes have been running in the bastis of Bhopal. The community based direct program in Bhopal reached approximately 12,000 children.

2) Read India: was launched in the state’s 48 districts covering 60,000 villages and 80,000 schools. The campaign is being implemented through a strong state and district level collaboration.

Madhya Pradesh shows significant improvements in reading and airthmetic– ASER 2008

% of children who can read at least Std II level text

 

 

The percentage of children in Std III who could at least read a Std II level text increased from 18% in 2006 to 29% in 2008. The percentage of children who could read Std II level text in Std Iv increased from 73% in 2006 to 87% in 2008.
 

% of children who can do division

 

 

 

The percentage of children who can do division in Std III increased from 15% in 2006 to 22% in 2008. For Std V the percentage increased from 67% to 76%.