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.
Why do school children listen to the hour-long radio program?
teachers are on strike
schools remain closed under COVID-19 measures
they prefer not to go to school
there are no schools in the country
Where are the radio and television programs especially popular?
in the United States
in big cities
in rural areas
on cruise ships
This article describes how schoolchildren listen to their school lessons on the radio.
the internet
the radio
loudspeakers
walkie-talkies