Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham, “Like many others, we are also in a very early stage of thinking and experimenting with technology and learning. However, even at this stage, a few things are becoming clear. First, once a child can read, a lot of possibilities open up. So it is essential that children learn to read with understanding quite early in their primary school career. Second, we see that once children have learned to read, they work quite well in groups to explore digital resources through the devices that are available to them. Third, support from the ‘environment’, especially interest from family members, is important for children’s learning and technology seems to break the usual barriers that stand between children’s learning and illiterate parents.”