ASSAM TIMES POST
Guwahati : In a bid to enhance learning skills, the Hailakandi administration in south Assam has installed and activated on the smart phones of more than 100 teachers in the district to help students improve their reading skills with the joyful learning app.
Cluster Resource Centre Coordinators (CRCCs) of Mohanpur, West Mohanpur and Mohanpur Burnie Brase 1 launched the campaign Bolo App on every smart phone of the teachers with smart phones invited to attend the program held at Premlochan HS School at Mohanpur on Monday.
The vision of the district administration is to transform the primary and upper primary school students from non reader to reader, said Additional Deputy Commissioner (in charge of Education) RK Dam speaking on the occasion.
Bolo is a speech-based app designed to help elementary grade kids learn to read – anytime, anywhere – just using their voice, Dam said, adding, the App is designed for primary and upper primary grade children to help to improve their reading skills by encouraging them to read aloud and giving them instant feedback – even when completely offline.
“Bolo listens to what your children read, encourages them when they read well and helps them when they get stuck – just like a real reading tutor. Children can also play interesting word games and earn in-app awards, helping reading become both fun and a daily habit”, Dam said.
District Deputy Commissioner Keerthi Jalli had launched the Bolo app at a program on Thursday under Akanksha ‘accelerated learning program’ under which 230 educational volunteers joined to improve basic Bengali and Mathematics skills and conducted baseline assessment in 100 Happy Schools to improve learning outcomes.
Program leader, Piramal Foundation and partner organisation of Google, Sadasiva Reddy said scores of teachers turned out at the campaign in response to the appeal.
CRCCs gave demonstration on Bolo App installation with partner code: kfp256015, activation and management, Reddy said.
The CRCCs appealed the teachers to help the students improve reading skills with the joyful learning app and invite all the parents/guardians to make them aware of the benefits of this mobile app.
CRCCs will assist teachers as well as guardians to install, activate with partner code and manage the Bolo App to their smartphones, if required, Reddy said, adding, “multiple children can use the same app and track their progress separately. Over time the difficulty level of recommended stories adjusts to their reading skills. The app works even when completely offline and shows no ads so that children can just focus on reading”.
