At a small farmhouse not far from Colombia’s capital, Bogota, Marlene Beltran sits at a small table and turns on the radio to help her little brother with schoolwork. The five-year-old is learning how to draw on paper cubes to tell a story. There is no internet at the farm. The hour-long radio program keeps them busy while schools remain closed under COVID-19 measures. At one time, radio was widely used in Latin America to teach basic math and reading skills. Now, such programs are expanding again to serve the public during lockdown. The radio and television programs are especially popular in rural areas.
Title: COVID Crisis Drives Return to Education Broadcasts in Latin America
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/A_EDucation_and_COVID.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='COVID Crisis Drives Return to Education Broadcasts in Latin America' data-article-id='4766'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='17396'>At a small farmhouse not far from Colombia’s capital, Bogota, Marlene Beltran sits at a small table and turns on the radio to help her little brother with schoolwork.</span> <span data-start-time='17396' data-end-time='25854'>The five-year-old is learning how to draw on paper cubes to tell a story.</span> <span data-start-time='25854' data-end-time='29521'> There is no internet at the farm.</span> <span data-start-time='29521' data-end-time='39771'>The hour-long radio program keeps them busy while schools remain closed under COVID-19 measures.</span> <span data-start-time='39771' data-end-time='50396'>At one time, radio was widely used in Latin America to teach basic math and reading skills.</span> <span data-start-time='50396' data-end-time='57875'> Now, such programs are expanding again to serve the public during lockdown.</span> <span data-start-time='57875' data-end-time='65875'>The radio and television programs are especially popular in rural areas.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/_schools_remain_closed_under_covid19_measures.wav'><span> schools remain closed under COVID-19 measures</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/they_prefer_not_to_go_to_school.wav'><span>they prefer not to go to school</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/there_are_no_schools_in_the_country.wav'><span>there are no schools in the country</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=15139 data-hint-location='57875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/where_are_the_radio_and_television_programs_especially_popular.wav'>Where are the radio and television programs especially popular?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice=' in rural areas'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/in_the_united_states.wav'><span>in the United States</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/in_big_cities.wav'><span>in big cities</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/_in_rural_areas.wav'><span> in rural areas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/on_cruise_ships.wav'><span>on cruise ships</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=15140 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/this_article_describes_how_schoolchildren_listen_to_their_school_lessons_on__blank_.wav'>This article describes how schoolchildren listen to their school lessons on <span class='blank'>the radio</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='the radio'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/the_internet.wav'><span>the internet</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/the_radio.wav'><span>the radio</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/loudspeakers.wav'><span>loudspeakers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4231/walkietalkies.wav'><span>walkie-talkies</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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