Duolingo, an American language learning platform, has recently launched its kid’s literacy app, ‘Duolingo ABC’ in India. The new platform is specially designed to assist children between the ages of three and eight years learn, how to read and write in English. Learning experts create it; the free-to-use app offers over 700 concise lessons covering the alphabet, phonics, and sight words.
An official statement said the program provides a unique learning approach with nine distinct levels. Duolingo ABC’ app has a child-friendly interface; it aims to assist children in learning to read independently in a fun and straightforward way. The statement further mentioned that the application customises the learning experience depending on the child’s reading level, offering shorter, easier-to-decode words and stories in early levels and providing longer-form stories with less support in later levels.
Speaking about the initiative, Country Marketing Manager of Duolingo, Karandeep Singh, said:
We know that teaching people to read and write can change lives, and by taking everything we know about how people learn languages, with Duolingo ABC, we want to use our expertise in encouraging and motivating kids to build a strong literacy foundation.
The app features personalised lessons such as teaching children how to write their own name and letter writing activities that teaches each lowercase and capital letter to kids, as per the release. According to research by The Education Development Center, the teaching methodology used by Duolingo ABC has also shown to improve literacy scores by 28% among kids who used the app for 9 weeks, the release added.
The company said Duolingo ABC is available for users in India and can be downloaded from Google Play Store and App Store. The app also allows parents, guardians, and educators to track their child’s learning progress, as per the company.
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