Different objectives for literacy programmes place diverse demands on curriculum of literacy programmes. A relevant curriculum is conducive to better learning outcomes. At the same time, there is a need for standardization of quality benchmarks. NLMA will develop Core Curricular Framework in respect of basic literacy and continuing education programme. The Framework will spell out the content and their comprehensiveness in delineating core academic areas and locally relevant issues, teaching-learning methods and processes for achieving the literacy norms and other objectives.
The core curriculum will reflect the national values like national integration, secularism, democracy, scientific temper, communal harmony, women‟s equality, small family norm etc. It will also address the demands of the learners and take into account the diversity of their socio-cultural background, life experience, linguistic skills and motivational levels. The curricular framework will strike a balance between the larger social objectives of the Mission and relevance to local contexts and to wider opportunities. It will also lay down guidelines for syllabi including processes and methods that will help to retain the interest of the learners and prevent dropout and spell out the levels and norms of learning outcome for learner assessment, guidelines regarding the learning assessment system, including self-assessment by learners.
Based on the Framework, SLMAs could develop the curriculum with adequate reflection of locally relevant issues and aspects.
