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Stones2Milestones

S2M is closing the global literacy gap in a country where 9 in 10 children read below grade levels via an affordable tech ecosystem

Children going to English medium schools in India are expected to learn, read and speak in English, a language that is aspirational yet alien to them and their surroundings. We solve the problem by providing diagnostic, affordable, research-based and intuitive reading & literacy solutions for schools, teachers & parents. They are systematic, culturally relevant and age-appropriate.

Shortlisted

Overview

HundrED shortlisted this innovation

HundrED has shortlisted this innovation to one of its innovation collections. The information on this page has been checked by HundrED.

Web presence

2008

Established

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Children

1

Countries
Updated
July 2018
Grade 1 children in just 9 months of the program have shown a marked improvement of 28% in overall reading abilities, with a specific growth of 65% in decoding, 24% in oral comprehension and 28% in vocabulary.

About the innovation

Creating a Nation of Readers

Stones2Milestones is on a mission to 'Create a Nation of Readers', gifting children the will and skill to read in English.

Children going to English medium schools are expected to learn, read and speak in English, a language that is aspirational yet alien to them and their surroundings. In India itself, an estimated 9 out of 10 children read below grade levels.

We solve the problem by providing diagnostic, affordable, research-based and intuitive reading & literacy tech solutions for schools, teachers & parents. They are systematic, culturally relevant and age-appropriate.

These solutions are made available at less than $1/Child.

Stones2Milestones currently impacts more than 100,000 children across 21 cities.

Read More: unreasonable.is/how-teach-language-aspiration-in-india/

Download Report: https://f-ast.in

Innovations:

1. FAST Reading Assessment:

Diagnostic english reading assessment for children aged 6 -12.

2. FREADOM Parent App:

Designed to help parents raise a happy reader, fREADom gives a child and parent access to a personalised cloud library, reading log, child-friendly news and 5-10 minute engaging activties.

3. WOW Connect Teacher App:

A platform to empower the teacher to teach reading within the classroom with world class researched lesson plans and certified trainings supported by a global community of educators.

Implementation steps

Take FAST Reading Assessment

Simply register for the test as a School or Parent, as the case may be on https://f-ast.in

After taking the assessment, Child would get ‘Real time’ individual test scores along withindividual percentile score mapped to the school’s overall performance

While a School receives performance scores mapped locally and nationally and the ability to identify children who may be at risk of academic non-performance and provide corrective guidance.

Download fREADom (For Parents)

1. After taking FAST, you can downloadFREADOMapp - designed to help parents raise happy readers at home

2. Go to www.getfreadom.com

3. Personalised and adaptive solution based on your performance in the FAST test.

Download WOW Connect (For Teachers)

1. After receiving class wise / school wise report of student reading level in FAST, teachers can download the WOW Connect App

2. Go to www.wowconnect.in

3. The WOW Connect App is designed to share customised teaching reading lesson plans based on the reading level of the children in the classroom

4. It also includes trainings and certifications for teachers in order to empower them to TEACH READING in the classroom

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