CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin on Monday launched ‘Ennum, Ezhuthum Mission’, a literacy and numeracy mission to make all children up to eight years read and write, do basic math without any mistakes.
More than sixteen lakh students studying from classes I to III in government and government-aided schools will be taught reading and writing skills using innovative ways including dance, songs, storytelling and puppetry among others. After a baseline assessment, students in each class will be categorised into three levels Arumbu (first level), Mottu (second level) and Malar (third level) and given worksheets for Tamil, English and maths subjects. Students will learn from these workbooks in the first term in both Tamil and English medium.
