COVID-19 Teaching By Radio Program
Country: Liberia
Level: Early Childhood
Subject: Literacy
Lesson #2
Rising has responded to the closure of schools due to the COVID19 pandemic by adapting our foundational phonics, early literacy and emergent language content to create a radio program that will strengthen and build students’ foundational skills even when they are out of school. Students learning at home require no learning materials but there is the option to provide printable worksheets and additional support via SMS.
This program is appropriate for children ages 3-5 and the approach builds off decades of research into the science of supporting healthy child development. Early Childhood is a critical period for brain development and it is essential that children receive appropriate cognitive stimulation, social-emotional learning and motor skill development. Another important component is family-child interactions through play and our program incorporates family member engagement during the motor skill activities.
Our ECE program builds the following skills: foundational phonics and phonemic awareness, reading comprehension and early language. Each lesson starts with an introductory health and safety message and integrates play, song and movement through social-emotional activities and fine and gross motor skill practice. This is a crucial stage for students to continue learning the foundational skills that they need to master to be successful later in their education.