Full Report

Tamil Reading Campaign implemented in 5 districts of Tamilnadu by AID-India and Government of Tamilnadu has started showing it result. Some of the milestones achieved during October 2006 – March 2007 are :

• The number of 5^th standard children who can read fluently has doubled - from 35% to 70%!
• 5^th standard children who can read at least sentences has increased from 58% to 85%!
• The number of 5^th standard children who could not even identify letters has dropped from 13.4% to 1.8% - coming down 7 times!
• Taking 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th std together, Children Reading Fluently has increased from 25% to 59%
• 92% of the children have improved their reading skills by at least one level within 5 months.
• Number of schools where more than 70% children can read tamil fluently  went up from 78 to 2107!