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S U C C E S S . S T O R I E S - R A V I T E J A

1. Name	K.Ravi Teja
2. Date Of Birth	24-3-1989
3. Age	13years
4. Sex	Male
5. Father’s Name	K.Lakshmana Rao
6. Mother’s Name	K.Satya Prabha
7. Address	.c/o K.Lakshmana Rao, B4 – Sai Padmalaya Towers Wood Peta Anakapalli (po)531001 Vizag.
8. Local Guardian	K.Narayana Rao- He stayed with his father’s elder brother in Sainikpuri, Secunderabad.
9. Residence Category	Urban
10. Parents Background	Education	Occupation	Income
Father	M.Sc.Agriculture	Agricultural Officer	Rs12,000 p.m.
Mother	B.A.	House wife	-
11.Mother Tongue	Telugu
12. Languages Spoken At Home	Telugu
13. Referred By	Relatives , Internet
14.Problems At The Time Of Admission	1.Slow in learning 2.Lack of concentration 3.Less interactive 4. Less socialization 5.Lack of memory 6.Lack of expression ( not upto the age )
15. Previous Consultations	Medical specialist and Psychologist
16.Guidance Provided By Parents	Special care was taken in studies by parents
17.Age At which Problem Identified	7 years
18. Birth History	Normla
19.Medical History	Healthy
20. Family History	Nuclear family
21. School History	Studied in a normal school upto 5 th class. Discontinued school for 2 years. Problems – Frequent complaints from teachers Teasing from peers.
22. Home Environment	Adequately affectionate and caring.
23. Child’s Relationship With Family	He was affectionate and obedient towards his parents and siblings .
24. Persons With Whom The Child Is More Attached	Mother
25. Persons With Whom The Child has Reportedly More Problems.	-
26. Social Climate	Relationship With Peers *Not well	Acceptance By Peers *Indifferent	Acceptance By Neighbours -
27.Parents Knowledge Of The Problem	Adequately aware
28.Parents Expectation Of The Child.	1. He should gain confidence 2. He should reach his potential. 3. Academics – as per his capacity.
Diagnosis	A slow –learner with below average intelligence.

AT BODH (From 22-9-2001 To 16-11- 2002 )

Functional level at the time of admission	English – 2 nd grade level , Telugu -2 nd grade level Maths – 3 rd grade level
Other observations	1.Shy 2. Withdrawn 3.Slow in every activity 4.Low confidence levels 5. Dependent for commuting.
Academic achievement during One year of studies at BODH.	1.Telugu being his mother tongue he was able to express in Telugu than English in a better way. So his medium of instruction was changed from English to Telugu with the consent of the parents. In one year of time he could come upto 4 th grade and started doing 5 th grade books.
Methods adopted Regular prayer for 15 mts in the morning and evening Change in the medium of instruction Individual attention Informal way of learning (through teaching aids) Regular reading practice Usage of computers Constant encouragement Regular counseling Yoga asanas and games Cultural programmes Watering the plants Moral stories Recitation of the poems Nutritive health drink, Memory biscuits	Changes observed He was able to do prayer from 5-8 mts. His attention span had increased. Developed interest in studies. Developed confidence in himself. He was able to understand and recall and reproduce the subjects he had learned. Remarkable improvement observed in reading writing and comprehension. Started learning the subjects through computers with lot of interest. He opened up himself to teachers and started learning in a better way. Participated enthusiastically. Actively participated with which the self – esteem had increased. Inferiority complex had come down Started taking initiative in all activities of the school. He learned to do transaction of money upto Rs.100. Started traveling by public transport independently.
Skill training :-He was trained in prevocational works like washing, wiping etc.Later he started learning weighing and packing. He was also trained in the preparation of Sugandha veru syrup, a type of juice prepared out of roots of a plant ( which has got lot of cooling effect ).
Small Savings Account
Now Ravi Teja had gone back to his parents. It was suggested that he can take up a suitable Horticulture project specific to that area,as his father is an agricultural officer he can get the necessary support from his father.