ELI

The Early Literacy Initiative, based out of TISS, Hyderabad is aimed at developing research, teaching, networking and advocacy efforts in early literacy

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

In ELI's Practitioner Brief 19, authors Sreya Rakshit and Shailaja Menon​ write about how to support children interpret and respond to various genres of literature by using multiple modalities in the classroom.
https://t.co/AclCoP3C6x
@tatatrusts @TISSpeak @LLF_edu

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Happy International day friends! We release today our third resource book on Children's Writing. Hope you enjoy reading it.
https://t.co/rvQdhtquOA

@pat_amrita @ParagReads @BookwormGoa @tulikabooks

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

In this brief, Riya Parikh and Shailaja Menon share key learnings and recommendations on how mother tongue can be used to faciliate English language learning in low exposure settings
https://t.co/H046yvxUBY
@ShailajaMenon5, @RoomtoRead, @RoomtoRead_IN
@ncert, @ciet_ncert

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

In "Conducting a Think Aloud" @A_pydah discusses think alouds, as a method for modelling comprehension strategies for students.
https://t.co/9xWlWKGD6B
@ncert @LLF_edu @Pratham_India @azimpremjiuniv @CECED_AUD @TPlus_tweets @teachersofindia @TISSpeak @CSF_India @READ_Alliance

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Shuchi Sinha provides an introduction and overview of how comprehension strategies can be used in classrooms to strengthen meaning-making. https://t.co/nEMsJyymag
@teachersofindia @TPlus_tweets @LLF_edu @READ_Alliance @ncert @azimpremjiuniv @ShailajaMenon5 @CECED_AUD @CSF_India

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Professionals working in the domain of early literacy give recommendations for National Education Policy’s foundational language and literacy sections.
https://t.co/OLBlTUGsKT
@azimpremjiuniv @AUD_Delhi @TISSpeak @pat_amrita @teachersofindia @tatatrusts @ShailajaMenon5 @ncert

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Applications/nominations for ELI's Summer School 2019 are now closed. We have received an overwhelming number of applications. We thank you for your interest. The ELI team will mail the final list of selected participants by 20th April, 2019.

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

ELI Handout 7: Creating Books in the Classroom.
@A_pydah , writes about creating a space where children are given authentic and exciting means to write by creating their own books! https://t.co/4cv5snklX6
@TPlus_tweets @teachersofindia @azimpremjiuniv @RoomtoRead_IN @LLF_edu

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

ELI is hosting a five day long Summer School on Children’s Literature in Early Language Classrooms, between 20th-24th May, 2019.Further details and links to the application form are provided in the Concept Note at https://t.co/uuum04ulrU
Last date to apply is April 8th, 2019.

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

ELI's 5th Handout on Supporting phonological awareness in pre-primary and primary classrooms, written by Harshita Das and @A_pydah
https://t.co/yNgfYoFR95
@ShailajaMenon5 @LLF_edu @CAREIndia @RoomtoRead_IN @Pratham_India @ncert @azimpremjiuniv @teachersofindia @READ_Alliance

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

ELI's fourth handout on 'Reading' Illustrations in Picture Books, by @A_pydah: https://t.co/4cv5sn2L5y
@ShailajaMenon5 @pat_amrita @tulikabooks @KathaIndia @prathambooks @RoomtoRead @azimpremjiuniv @IndiaScholastic @tatatrusts @BookwormGoa @TeamGoodbooks @ncert @teachersofindia

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Applications are now open for the Library Educator's Course-English, 2019. Interested individuals can read more and apply here-
https://t.co/C2JeomsceT
@BookwormGoa @azimpremjiuniv @prathambooks @LLF_edu @RoomtoRead_IN @tulikabooks @KathaIndia @teachersofindia @TeamGoodbooks

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Scholarship available for candidates from low-income Commonwealth Countries for the 1 year MSc Education (Child Development and Education) programme at the University of Oxford, UK. Find details at https://t.co/yp5mKcU4tY and https://t.co/WJbZjog8GE
@azimpremjiuniv @CECED_AUD

[mr.slaybeepoetry @scot_slaby]

@grantdraws nails the reader’s life again with this: @ncte @rewritinglives @RWTnow @RIFWEB @RWW @read

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The last three months at ELI have been dedicated to exploring reading comprehension and meaning-making. Shuchi Sinha sums up our key learnings through this theme.
https://t.co/svrqzyzk3M
@LLF_edu @azimpremjiuniv @TPlus_tweets @Pratham_India @READ_Alliance @tatatrusts @RWTnow

[Duckbill @DuckbillBooks]

Lubaina Tyebji Bandukwala on her favourite children's books of 2018. https://t.co/U8mVwN7q61

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Such a beautiful read-
https://t.co/22rz0yx29T
@tulikabooks @KathaIndia @prathambooks @RoomtoRead_IN @IndiaScholastic @AripanaF

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Dr. Shailaja Menon draws upon data from the LiRIL study to problematize the role of prior knowledge in comprehension, at least, in the manner in which it is currently used in classrooms.
https://t.co/sOhDBR4HZr
@ShailajaMenon5 @azimpremjiuniv @LLF_edu @tatatrusts @TPlus_tweets

[ELI @EarlyLiteracyIN]

Harshita Das writes about guided reading-its process, purpose and practice in classroom. https://t.co/sCg5WME4A6
@ShailajaMenon5 @tatatrusts @azimpremjiuniv @RoomtoRead_IN @READ_Alliance @GuidedReading @ncert @LLF_edu @FountasPinnell @TPlus_tweets @teachersofindia @Pratham_India

[Bookworm Trust @BookwormGoa]

Bookshelf Travels https://t.co/P2ai4StZnQ