We believe that a combination of activities helps children engage and learn. For example, reading aloud, participating in discussions on what they have read or heard, activities with phonetic charts, playing variety of word games, expressing their own views orally and on paper – are all part of the process of learning to read. We also do activities with children in large groups, small groups and individually. The overall approach is such that it can go on scale. Our many instructors are from the local community. Materials used are of low cost and teaching-learning methods including assessment are easy to do so that they can be used widely. In addition to instructional activities in school, there are also activities that parents or families can do with their children at home. In the primary school age-range, Aastha Foundation is best known for large scale initiatives that help children in Grades III to V “catch up”. This intervention which is now called “Teaching at the Right Level” enables children to acquire reading and arithmetic skills in a short period of time and at a relatively low cost. At the start of the program learning goals are clearly articulated so that teachers and parents know what is to be achieved. Second, simple assessment is used for grouping children for instruction. Later in the program, similar assessments are used to track children’s progress and for making course corrections. Third, even though children may be enrolled in Grades III, IV or V, children are grouped by level rather than by grade. As children make progress, they move into more advanced groups. Fourth, Aastha’s method relies on a set of daily activities to maximize learning. Fifth, appropriate but low-cost teaching-learning materials are developed for the program; each group has materials to support their activities. This instructional strategy can be used anywhere – in schools or in the community. However, most of the time, Aastha foundation activities are carried out in schools (government schools) during school time.