A recent study conducted by the Azim Premji University has shown that 81% of teachers encouraged students to use their local dialects and languages and 75% of them brought in local context (which was not in the textbook) while teaching, to help students cope with the loss of learning suffered during the two years of pandemic.
The report, titled ‘Teacher efforts to support learning recovery after school reopening,’ further says that 89% of teachers helped their students return to classroom routines by making space for them to share their narratives and experiences.
The study aimed at understanding the efforts of teachers who continuously kept their students engaged throughout the time of closure of schools and also focussed on learning recovery post reopening of schools. A total of 1,644 students (classes 2 to 5) and 108 teachers across 41 districts of Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand were a part of the study between January and April.
