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Bangladesh: visiting Elton at school

Tuesday 15 March 2011 by Anika Rabbani

At the preschool, I meet five-year-old Elton. His three-year-old sister, Reddy, wanders nearby, seeming curious. Elton’s eyes gleam when asked about school – he says he loves it. His teacher, Geeta, says that he’s been a regular and keen student in his one year here. She has 17 children in her class, nine boys and eight girls, aged four to five.

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How do we stop school languages being a barrier to learning?

Wednesday 10 February 2010 by Helen Pinnock

Teaching children in a languages they don’t use at home is causing big problems with school dropouts, exam failures and pupils not achieving their potential, particularly in rural areas of developing countries. Find out what’s being done to tackle the issue and add your voice to the debate on what should be done to stop language being a barrier to learning for millions of children.

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