Q. Which of the following is/are related to foundational literacy?
- Jomtien Conference
- Bihar Education Project
- Lok Jumbish movement
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Choose the correct answer using the codes given below:
Answer:
1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes:
- Efforts over the years to improve foundational literacy
- Since the 1990 World Declaration on Education for All at the Jomtien Conference, concerted efforts have been made to bring all children to school.
- In 1987, the Shiksha Karmi Project was started in schools to tackle teacher absenteeism in remote villages in Rajasthan.
- The Bihar Education Project introduced in the early 1990s to give a fillip to the universalisation of primary education. It developed a 10-day residential in-service training for teachers, called the Ujala module.
- The Lok Jumbish, or Peoples Movement for Education for All was launched in 1992 in Rajasthan mainly focused on tribal districts.
- In 1993, the Supreme Court ruled in Unni Krishnan v. State Of Andhra Pradesh that the right to education for children up to age 14 is central and fundamental.
- The District Primary Education Programme was started in 1994, to universalise and transform the quality of primary education.
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan was aimed at the universalisation of elementary education and launched in 2001.