To strengthen the foundation stage of learning among children, the Ministry of education launched ‘Jadui Pitara’ consisting of toys, puzzles, puppetry, posters, flashcards, worksheet and attractive storybooks.
Envisaged as a child-centric, innovative, toy-based learning experience the initiative will strengthen conceptual understanding amongst the children aged 3-8 years, ‘Jaadui Pitara’ has been designed to promote ‘learning through play’under the new National Education Policy (NEP).
The tools under Jadui Pitara are also a reflection of the local culture, social context and languages is designed for inquisitive minds and accommodate the diverse needs of children in their foundation stage.
Developed under the National Curriculum Framework (NCF), the pitara is available in 13 Indian languages,” Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said at the launch.
“It is a giant leap towards enriching the learning-teaching environment and making it more child-centric, lively and joyful for the Amrit generation, as envisioned in the NEP,” he added.
Pradhan said as a national think-tank, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) must leverage technology to translate the materials in the ‘Jadui Pitara’ in all Indian languages and endeavour to expand its reach and make it available to the SCERTs for transforming early childhood care and the country’s education scenario.
The NCERT has developed a trainers’ handbook, mapping the curriculum goals for future training of teachers at the foundational stage, he said.
