Delhi govt launches project for kids with learning disability

In a move to ensure that every child with learning disability can read and is not left behind, Delhi government has launched its 'Project Smile' initiative to provide appropriate learning support to such school children.
The government said that when its 'Every Child Can Read' campaign had concluded on November 14 this year, it had found around 35,000 children, across classes 6 to 8, who could not go beyond identifying alphabets despite the schools' efforts.
Under the new project, these children "will be tested for learning disabilities and thereafter, would be provided appropriate learning support", a press release, announcing the initiative, has said.

The project is aimed at preventing the possibility of neglect of such children in government schools.
Based on the results of the screening tests, the special educators and counselors would be allotted groups of children, for specialised support based on their specific learning disability, the government release said.
It also said that a control unit would be set up in the Directorate of Education to monitor the ongoing implementation of the project.
"When we launched 'Every Child Can Read' campaign, the Government was serious about reaching every child in our schools. Project Smile will ensure that no child will be left behind as a result of their learning disability," Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has said in the release.