drwjkirkpatrick-web/english-literacy-1

Locally-hosted English literacy scaffolding for ages 5-9 with LLM prompts, Kenya CBE aligned # English Literacy 1 > *Locally-hosted English literacy scaffolding for children ages 5–9 in English-speaking African nations. 30 testable LLM prompt modules aligned to Kenya CBE (Competency-Based Education) standards, designed for low-resource environments with incremental I-do / We-do / You-do learning stages.* ## Problem Many English-speaking African nations face persistently low literacy rates. Traditional resources — textbooks, trained teachers, structured curricula — are scarce. This project provides a **locally hostable, LLM-driven tutoring system** that can run on modest hardware (Raspberry Pi, Jetson, or offline laptop) and scaffold reading skills from letter sounds through paragraph-level fluency. ## Audience - Ages 5–9 (Lower Primary, Kenya CBE aligned) - Students with limited prior English exposure - Schools, community learning centers, or home study with a single device ## Structure | Tier | Modules | Ages | Focus | |------|---------|------|-------| | Foundational | 01–06 | 5–6 | Phonemic awareness, letter sounds, sight words | | Emergent | 07–14 | 6–7 | CVC blending, simple sentences, picture matching | | Developing | 15–22 | 7–8 | Consonant blends, sequencing, wh-questions, fluency | | Expanding | 23–30 | 8–9 | Multi-syllable decoding, inference, main idea, paragraph writing | ## CBE Alignment All modules map to Kenya CBE Primary strands: - **Listening and Speaking** — phonemic awareness, oral retell - **Reading — Phonics and Word Analysis** — letter sounds, blending, digraphs - **Reading — Vocabulary and Fluency** — sight words, passage reading - **Reading — Comprehension** — prediction, sequencing, inference, main idea - **Writing — Conventions and Composition** — dictation, sentence building, paragraphs - **Critical Thinking and Problem Solving** — compare/contrast, cause/effect, character motivation ## Scaffolding Design Every module follows the **incremental 3-stage scaffold**: 1. **I do** — Tutor models the skill (sound, word, strat …