Re: [silk] literacy in schools

2013-05-14 Thread Biju Chacko
My older son will join 1st grade this year. He's a fairly competent reader
and writer. He's certainly better than I was at the same age.

-- b


On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:

 Writing is very early on - fag end of kindergarten is when they start
 getting taught to write the alphabet.  Initially standing line (|),
 sleeping line (_) etc that they can use to form E, I etc - and then the
 alphabets are taught as combinations of standing, sleeping etc lines ..
 based on how my daughter was taught about 4..5 years back.

 --srs (iPad)

 On 13-May-2013, at 13:22, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote:

  Just a general question on schooling in India ... hope someone can help
 me !
 
  At what age (or in which class - kindergarten, primary ) are kids to read
  and write in Indian schools ? Does it differ based on the kind of
  curriculum ?




[silk] literacy in schools

2013-05-13 Thread ashok_
Just a general question on schooling in India ... hope someone can help me !

At what age (or in which class - kindergarten, primary ) are kids to read
and write in Indian schools ? Does it differ based on the kind of
curriculum ?


Re: [silk] literacy in schools

2013-05-13 Thread Suresh Ramasubramanian
Writing is very early on - fag end of kindergarten is when they start getting 
taught to write the alphabet.  Initially standing line (|), sleeping line 
(_) etc that they can use to form E, I etc - and then the alphabets are taught 
as combinations of standing, sleeping etc lines .. based on how my daughter was 
taught about 4..5 years back. 

--srs (iPad)

On 13-May-2013, at 13:22, ashok_ listmans...@gmail.com wrote:

 Just a general question on schooling in India ... hope someone can help me !
 
 At what age (or in which class - kindergarten, primary ) are kids to read
 and write in Indian schools ? Does it differ based on the kind of
 curriculum ?