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The Child Who Arrives at Class I Without Words: Oral Language Development and Its Underappreciated Role

Children arrive at Class I with enormous differences in oral language development — and these differences predict reading and academic outcomes more powerfully than most teachers realise. A contributing voice from educational research | Specialist in child development, wellbeing, and community engagement This essay addresses one of the most important but under-discussed challenges in Indian […]

Vishal Jain

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The Long Shadow of the First Year: How Early School Experiences Shape Learning Trajectories

What happens to a child in the first year of formal schooling shapes how they relate to school, learning, and themselves for years — sometimes for life. India’s Class I classrooms deserve far more attention than they receive. A contributing voice from policy analysis | Specialist in child development, wellbeing, and community engagement This essay […]

Vishal Jain

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What the Eye Chart Misses: The Case for Better Vision and Hearing Screening in Indian Schools

An unknown but significant number of children in Indian classrooms cannot see the blackboard or hear the teacher clearly. They are not diagnosed. They adapt — by sitting quietly, by copying from classmates. Eventually, many stop coming. Dr Rajeev Pillai | Public health ophthalmologist with experience in school health programmes This is one of the […]

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The Child Who Arrives at Class I Without Words: Oral Language Development and Its Underappreciated Role

The Long Shadow of the First Year: How Early School Experiences Shape Learning Trajectories

What the Eye Chart Misses: The Case for Better Vision and Hearing Screening in Indian Schools