Clinton Global Initiative: 'Same Language Subtitling' on TV for Mass Literacy in India

[asckee]

Wait what's the literacy rate of our Middle School kids in the US?

[ZaneEducation]

This is already being provided online by Zane Education who actually use video specifically developed for the K12 curriculum. They not only provide over 1,000 subtitled educational videos teaching 12 subjects but they also provide online testing. Subtitling on Karaoke is fine if you have not got educational video to use, but really only does half the job. Using educational video you learn the subject plus imporve your reading skills and literacy levels at the same.

[Pravinchristian]

This is really great !

[zwgm]

SLS could also be used in USA. Any MTV or music video should have this format. Also many educational uses --take a look at the site - sls4reading

[mkubzansky]

Congratulations Brij and team - amazing to see how far it's come since 2002...

[dianeheditsian]

This is a fabulous idea, cost effective, and it has been proven to work. Glad that Planet Read has received the recognition it deserves!

[coussichat]

Fantastic!

Congratulations to PlanetRead for their initiative.

May the literacy butterfly travel worldwide!

[mbjesq]

It is great to see the coming-together of powerful change-makers behind the brilliant SLS concept of Brij Kothari's PlanetRead memorialized in this clip. But also wonderful that the film has been subtitled to give viewers a small sense of the power of this literacy tool.

I bet you couldn't keep your eyes off the subtitles as the clip played. Guess what: neither can the semi-literate or illiterate!

PlanetRead rocks!