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The
350 hours of instruction in adult literacy and education as envisaged in National
Adult Education Programme (NAEP) may be devoted as follows :
A. 75 hours to teach initial literacy skills in about 25 lessons dealing with
(a) Single letters, (b) Matras, (c) Conjuncts, (d) Writing simple sentences (e)
Dictionary order of alphabets.
B. 40 hours for teaching numeracy in about 16 lessons dealing with (a) Counting
(upto 1000), (h) additions involving three digits, (c) subtractons upto three
digits, (d) multiplications involving three digits (in the multiplicand) and two
digits (in division), (f) decimals and fractions.
C. 35 hours for developments and reinforcement of literacy skills in about 17
lessons consisting of (a) tales, (b) social information, (c) knowledge about health
and hygiene (d) poems, (e) narratives etc.
D. 75 hours of teaching materials for select groups like (a) women (b) urban labour
(c) rural labour (d) fishermen (e) weavers and the like dealing with (a) local
mythology and geography (b) news paper reading (c) professional subjects like
weaving, carpentary smithy etc. (d) re-writing stories or events read, heard or
seen.
E. 50 hours for
practice in functional materials such as (a) telling the time from clock, (b)
calendar reading, (e) filling up forms, (d) reading public announcements and notices,
(e) preparing family budget (f) sending an M. O. (g) writing a petition (h) using
dictionary (i) helping children with school texts (j) understanding measures and
weights, distance etc.
F. 75 hours for (a) discussion of social issues, learners problems, reading of
news items, health manuals, singing of group songs, (b) preparation of visuals
like charts, flash cards, graphics etc., by the learners (c) guest lectures and
demonstrations etc.
The number and length of units are as follows :
A.
25 units in 76 pages
B. 16 units in 32 pages
C. 17 units in 50 pages
D.
Units, pamphlets, booklets etc. . of
46 pages
Total 204
On roughly 200 pages of learning materials covering the whole gamut of literacy
skills and interests of the learners. These materials are accompanied by a manual
for the teacher and a copy book for the learners. For the convenience of the teacher,
learner, and the publisher the learning material may be brought out in the form
of several handy primers.
In following the guidelines the writers, teachers, and organizers should bear
in mind the following points :
1. Though the lessons in each segment are sequential the segments themselves are
not. For example in A and B the items can be interspread. Since numeracy does
not need much language some of the numaracy units can be started very early in
the programme. Secondly, items under F can be spread all over the instruction
period. Actually the literacy programme should be preceded for some days (7 to
10) with reading and discussions.
2. The plan does not contemplate any home work for the learners. All the lessons
are self-containing with materials, exercises, and practice items. Even a teacher
new to the profession can handle the materials with a little training and orientation.
3. Considerable amount of time is devoted for numeracy in order to make education
more functional.
4.
The teacher must be able to use his/her discretion with regard to (a) the appropriate
time to introduce ancillary activities like group singing, guest lectures etc.,
and (b) the amount of time devoted to individual items.