RAMIRO AND THE “DALE! PROPOSAL”

Ramiro is a sweet, loving and adorable student. He attends E.E.P N⁰ 599 (Primary Educational Establishment N°599) at the rural area “El 45”. He also lives in the rural area, approximately 10 km away from the school.

At first he couldn’t manage to assign the corresponding sound to each letter and that’s why he had a lot of difficulty reading, writing and of course understanding the lessons taught in the classroom. However, with a lot of patience, effort, dedication and perseverance he managed to learn the alphabet. We worked on the pronunciation of words, using the DALE! Proposal methodology. This means helping the child become aware of the letter that follows another letter of a given word. For example: “Mom” = mmmmm-ooooo-mmmmm.

Feeling the satisfaction and joy of a student when they can write and read alone for the first time, is extremely moving. Seeing him excited and wanting to continue writing or reading, without even caring that his classmates were going out to the playground for recess, generated a lot of satisfaction and was priceless for him, and for me as an educator.

Comment by María Leiva, Coordinator of the Schooling Program team.