About NGO:
The Nalanda Foundation was established in 1998 in Mumbai, to assist children with Learning Disabilities (LD) by providing an effective educational infrastructure. Nalanda also provides alternative assessment, training and consistency programs to support children with Learning Difficulties in mainstream schools.
The Nalanda Program provides an alternative learning environment for children having learning difficulties from Std V onwards. Students exit the program through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) secondary examination(X Std.)

Fund Usage:
Educational aids, multimedia lessons and equipment for Learning Disabled students'
Impact:
Name of the student:  Aliasgar Khergoonwala                                  Std :  X-B
Date of Birth :04-05-1998                                                              Siblings  2
Family background:
He stays in a nuclear family, Supportive parents.

Diagnosis: LD
Learning Disability with ADHD
Dyslexia
Dysgraphia
Dyscalculia
Verbal IQ : 91,Performance IQ :101,Overall IQ:95- Normal Intellectual  Functioning

Functioning at:
Reading Age/Level :- Average
Spelling Age/ Level:-Below Average
Writing Level:- Below Average
Math:- Average

Behaviour problems-:- Classroom
Disrupting during the class
Homework not submitted.
Material not brought on time.
Diary not signed.
Disorganized and shabby work.
Dreamy, slow to copy.
Lazy.

Individual Plan :-
Reading passages will help to develop his phonological skills and also help to increase his vocabulary.
He needs a remediation programme, which will help him to cope with his difficulties.
The use of behaviour modification techniques, especially those of positive reinforcements will help Aliasgar to deal with his anxieties and subsequently motive him to perform better.           


Page Url :
http://www.unitedwaymumbai.org/ngo188_nalanda.htm

Founded Year: 1998

Cause category: Education

Telephone: 022-2302193/97/ 9920362226