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REDDYS FOUNDATION
A corporate citizenship initiative of Dr.Reddys Laboratories set up in 1996. Mandated to undertake interventions and conduct programmes in the areas of Education and Livelihoods to enable the communities realize their rights and entitlements.

DRF - Interventions in Education

Social interventions to end child labour

Strengthen school education so that the children of the poor get access to education and good quality.

Social interventions of DRF

Withdrawing children from work place Accessing them to schools Partnering with the government schools to improve quality Conducting bridge-courses for those who missed the continuity of school education

DRF - Institutions
Kallam Anji Reddy Vidyalaya instituted in 2001 to cater to the children of the urban poor
Education Resource Center instituted in 2006 to undertake studies in education Pudami Schools instituted in 2007 to make good English medium education available to all children from the neighbourhood

Education Resource Center

Instituted by Dr Reddys Foundation in 2006 to strengthen school education
ERC works in the domain of
School academics Developing curricular content Material for teacher education Developing mechanisms for academic management in schools.

Education Resource Center ( Contd)

ERC is also mandated to undertake partnerships with likeminded agencies It works towards partnering with agencies- both government and civil society- and individuals working in the field of education and rights of children It also endeavors to net work with the same so as to generate and share the resources among partners and strengthen schooling.

Curricular Content - ERC

Pre-Primary Collection Illustrated stories on Flexi charts Talk about pictures Remedial English English Grammar Cursive writing Remedial Math Basic Remedial Math Advanced

Pre-Primary Collection
A colorful and illustrative collection of books for pre-primary children.
Book of Rhymes 1 Book of Rhymes - 2 Book of Rhymes 3 Book of Coloring 1 Book of Coloring - 2 Book of Coloring 3 Book of Strokes

Illustrated Stories on Flexi charts

Colourful Improves reading and develops a love for stories English language is enhanced Provides opportunity to read any time Enhances the ambience of the classroom

Talk about pictures

These colorful pictures help children speak looking at the picture Encourages students to express ideas Enhances fluency Helps in developing understanding

Remedial English
A set of three books, which introduces children to lower and upper case letters along with 100 words using colorful flash cards. The third book has basic structures essential to speak, read and write English
English Book 1 A Set of 66 Flash Cards English Book 2 Basic English Book 3

Cursive Writing
A set of three books intended to help children gain proficiency in English writing skills
Cursive Writing Book 1 Cursive Writing Book 2 Cursive Writing Book 3

English Grammar
A series of two books to provide practice to teachers in the active use of what is read and understood through exercises and activities.
A Teachers Guide to Basic Grammar Book 1 A Teachers Guide to Basic Grammar Book 2

Remedial Math Basic

A set of three books which helps children to understand formation of numbers, number count, compare and order of numbers, basic operations of add, subtract, multiply and divide through activities using easily available tamarind seeds
Simple Math with Tamarind Seeds Book 1 Simple Math with Tamarind Seeds Book 2 Simple Math with Tamarind Seeds Book 3

Remedial Math Advanced

An exhaustive collection of thematic books with activities, illustrative examples and practice exercises to help children develop understanding of concept to address academic backlog in math topics
Factors Multiples HCF & LCM Fractions Decimals Percentages Ratio and proportion Metric Measures Geometry Plane and Solid Figures Geometry Lines and Rays

Remedial Math Advanced ( Contd..)

Order of operations Integers Introduction to Algebra Introduction to Exponents Factorisation Polynomials Mensuration Matrices Data Analysis

Significant Contributions of ERC to Pudami Schools

Content development Student Assessment in English and Math Remedial Books in English Remedial Books in Math Teacher training Remedial programs - prepares teachers to bridge gaps in learning and helps in medium transition Focuses on language development along with subject

Thank you!