Reflections on Educational Practice -First language

Reflections on Educational Practice is a series of three books comprising 29 essays written by erstwhile students of TISS, Mumbai’s MAEE (Masters in Elementary Education) programme. These reports attempt to use insights received from academic and theoretical courses to reflect on practices found on various field sites in the country. The questions they raise regarding possibilities for educational development and change demand careful attention.

This book brings together the reports on pedagogy of first language teaching. They attempt to critically observe the pedagogic practices in many innovation and development organisations, and public and private schools in different parts of India. The essays also offer first hand accounts of how students and teachers in the country engage with the process and aim of language learning. At the same time, they establish the importance of individual needs of children as a cornerstone of educational thinking.