With physical distancing being enforced and schools closed, parents have looked for ways to help children keep up school curricula.
In a statement, Ecobank said it was helping to raise awareness of locally relevant, globally applicable and accredited literacy and learning apps supporting parents' efforts to educate their children at home.They include speech-based reading, play-to-learn techniques, fun games to help the children practice what they have learnt, as well as spelling and reading skills.
On Thursday, Google hosted a ‘Online Safety for Families & Parents’ webinar on YouTube to help keep children safe online.
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