LLF Language and Learning Foundation

INDIA IS FACING A SEVERE LEARNING CRISIS

73%

Students in grade 3 in schools in rural India cannot read grade 2 text

80%

Students in grade 3 in schools in rural India cannot do subtraction

35%

Children in India study in a language they do not understand well and, therefore, don't do well at school.

Annual Status of Education Report 2018

LLF'S THREE-PRONGED APPROACH

To bring transformative change at scale is implemented in hybrid mode

CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Build capacity of government teachers, administrators and education officials at different levels in the primary education system

SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION
PROGRAMS

Direct intervention in schools to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes of children that will generate evidence of impact.

ACADEMIC
REFORMS

Support states in revision and co-creation of teaching-learning materials for teachers and children, assessments etc.

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LLF’S WORK AT SCALE WITH HIGH-QUALITY INTERVENTIONS

of Grade 1 students in Haryana achieved advanced levels in reading comprehension vs. 54% of the non-intervention group

Average score improvement across LLF course participants in the endline as compared to the baseline.

Covid-19 response project: The average score of lowest-performing 20% children more than doubled from baseline to endline.

Learning gains achieved compared with targets of Development Impact Bond in Haryana

TESTIMONIALS

Really excited to meet teachers in Haryana who make it their business to ensure “all” their 2nd graders read fluently, and kids read with gusto. With a little help from @llf_edu @CSF_India @matthewchjukes

Late Mr. Girindre Beeharry

Senior Advisor, Global Education Program,

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The LLF instructional design seems to have brought a complete transformation in the teachers’ approach towards teaching local language.

Ms. Vrinda Swarup

Former Secretary,

Ministry of Education

LLF’s course has been an eye-opener. The new teaching techniques encourage students to participate actively, and their reading and comprehension skills have improved dramatically.

OUR WORK