A Baseline report Status of Students Reading Levels in Classes 1-4 in select locations of Odisha and Uttar Pradesh Early Start: Read in Time Project ‘ Study conducted by : Kaarak Enterprise Development Service Private Limited, Early Start: Read in Time Baseline Study 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 13 1.1 ABOUT THE PROJECT .......................................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 ABOUT THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................................ 13 1.3 CONTEXT ANALYSIS ........................................................................................................................................... 16 2 ABOUT THE SAMPLE ................................................................................................................... 19 2.1 SAMPLE AND DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................................................ 19 2.2 LIMITATIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 3 EXPLANATION OF COMPETENCIES, INQUIRY, ADMINISTRATIVE STRATEGY AND COMPETENCY LEVEL ......................................................................................................................... 24 3.1 READING CONTEXT OF THE CHILD ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.2 PHONEMIC AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................................... 25 3.3 PHONIC AWARENESS .......................................................................................................................................... 27 3.4 COMPREHENSION ............................................................................................................................................... 28 3.5 READING FLUENCY ............................................................................................................................................ 30 3.6 INDEPENDENT WRITING ..................................................................................................................................... 31 4 FINDINGS OF IMPACT INDICATORS: GRADE I .................................................................... 33 4.1 READING CONTEXT OF THE CHILD ..................................................................................................................... 33 4.2 PHONEMIC AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 PHONIC AWARENESS .......................................................................................................................................... 37 4.4 COMPREHENSION ............................................................................................................................................... 38 4.5 READING FLUENCY ............................................................................................................................................ 42 5 FINDINGS OF IMPACT INDICATORS: GRADE II .................................................................. 46 5.1 READING CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 46 5.2 PHONEMIC AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................................... 48 5.3 PHONIC AWARENESS .......................................................................................................................................... 49 5.4 COMPREHENSION ............................................................................................................................................... 51 5.5 READING FLUENCY ............................................................................................................................................ 54 5.6 INDEPENDENT WRITING ..................................................................................................................................... 58 6 FINDINGS OF IMPACT INDICATORS: GRADE III ................................................................ 59 6.1 READING CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 59 6.2 PHONEMIC AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................................... 62 6.3 PHONIC AWARENESS .......................................................................................................................................... 62 6.4 COMPREHENSION ............................................................................................................................................... 64 6.5 READING FLUENCY ............................................................................................................................................ 66 6.6 INDEPENDENT WRITING ..................................................................................................................................... 69 7 FINDINGS OF IMPACT INDICATORS: GRADE IV ................................................................. 71 7.1 READING CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................................ 71 7.2 PHONEMIC AWARENESS ..................................................................................................................................... 73 7.3 PHONIC AWARENESS .......................................................................................................................................... 74 7.4 COMPREHENSION ............................................................................................................................................... 76 7.5 READING FLUENCY ............................................................................................................................................ 79 6.6 INDEPENDENT WRITING ..................................................................................................................................... 82 8 FINDINGS OF OUTCOME INDICATORS .................................................................................. 84 8.1 UNDERSTANDING TEACHER’S GENDER SENSITIVITY AND SKILLS ON EGR ......................................................... 84 2 Early Start: Read in Time Baseline Study 8.2 UNDERSTANDING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................................ 102 8.3 SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT- CONDUCIVE CONDITIONS FOR LEARNING ................................................................ 117 8.4 TEACHER SUPERVISORS (CRCCS & BRPS) ..................................................................................................... 124 8.5 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE UNDERSTANDING EGR AND SENSITIVITY 130 9 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................. 144 Table 1: Students who read the passage ...................................................................................................... 10 Table 2: Genderwise distribution of reading ............................................................................................... 10 Table 3: Data sources and Data Collection Methods .................................................................................. 13 Table 4: Study Sample ................................................................................................................................ 15 Table 5: Some Educational Indicators about Odisha .................................................................................. 17 Table 6: Literacy Rate of Mayurbhanj ........................................................................................................ 17 Table 7: Some Educational Indicators about UP ........................................................................................ 17 Table 8: UP Literacy Rates ......................................................................................................................... 18 Table 9: Quantitative Data Collection Coverage ........................................................................................ 20 Table 10: Gender Distribution of Students Surveyed ................................................................................. 20 Table 11: Social Category ........................................................................................................................... 21 Table 12: Reading Context Assessment ...................................................................................................... 24 Table 13: Phonemic Awareness Assessment .............................................................................................. 26 Table 14: Phonic Awareness Assessment ..................................................................................................