Help your child understand English, not just memorise it.
CALP turns every NCERT English chapter into short, colourful videos with a slow, clear voice. Children listen, repeat and speak until the words become their own.
Choose your child’s class
Every NCERT English chapter, new and old books: meanings in Hindi, questions with answers, practice and videos.
CALP courses for Class 1 to 8
A course for each class on the new NCERT books, with free lessons to try first.
Class 1 English (Mridang)
CALP’s Class 1 English course follows Mridang, NCERT’s new English book, lesson by lesson: read-along and topic videos, lesson notes with Hindi meanings, and s…
Class 2 English (Mridang)
CALP’s Class 2 English course follows Mridang, NCERT’s new English book, lesson by lesson: read-along and topic videos, lesson notes with Hindi meanings, and s…
Class 3 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 3 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily li…
Class 4 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 4 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily li…
Class 5 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 5 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter. Each chapter has notes with Hindi meanings and 10 to 12 practice a…
Class 6 English (Poorvi)
CALP’s Class 6 English course follows Poorvi, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily lis…
Class 7 English (Poorvi)
CALP’s Class 7 English course follows Poorvi, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily lis…
Class 8 English (Poorvi)
CALP’s Class 8 English course follows Poorvi, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily lis…
Listen, repeat, speak
When home and school speak different languages
Most children in India speak one language at home and study in English at school. When they don’t understand the language, they memorise the lessons instead. That works in the early classes, and then the subjects get harder.
CALP stands for Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency: the English a child needs to understand school, not just to chat. We build it one chapter at a time.
Language grows with daily practice, not with cramming.
Fifteen minutes a day is enough to start. Increase it to half an hour as your child grows. Keep the same order every day, so your child knows what comes next.
Learn with CALP
Class 1 English (Mridang)
CALP’s Class 1 English course follows Mridang, NCERT’s new English book, lesson by lesson: read-along and topic videos, lesson notes with Hindi meanings, and s…
Class 2 English (Mridang)
CALP’s Class 2 English course follows Mridang, NCERT’s new English book, lesson by lesson: read-along and topic videos, lesson notes with Hindi meanings, and s…
Class 3 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 3 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily li…
Class 4 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 4 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily li…
Class 5 English (Santoor)
CALP’s Class 5 English course follows Santoor, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter. Each chapter has notes with Hindi meanings and 10 to 12 practice a…
Class 6 English (Poorvi)
CALP’s Class 6 English course follows Poorvi, NCERT’s new English book, chapter by chapter: read-along videos, chapter notes with Hindi meanings, and daily lis…
For parents and teachers
Bibha Chowdhuri: NCERT Class 8 English Lesson (Poorvi)
The life of Bibha Chowdhuri, India's first woman physicist, and the women scientists of ISRO who follow her path. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Magnifying Glass: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
Walter de la Mare's poem about the wonders a small round glass reveals, from chalk and moss to a spider at work. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Feathered Friend: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction story about a pet canary on a space station who saves the whole crew. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Parents often ask
Which books do you follow?
The NCERT English textbooks for Class 1 to 5. Our best-known videos follow the earlier books, Marigold and Raindrops. We are now adding the new NCERT books (Mridang for Class 1 and 2, Santoor for Class 3 to 5), starting with Class 5.
My own English is weak. Can I still help my child?
Yes. You don’t need to teach. Sit with your child, play the video, and repeat the lines together. Your time and attention matter more than your English.
How much time should my child spend?
Start with 15 minutes a day and grow to half an hour. A short time every day works better than a long time once a week.
Can teachers use CALP in class?
Yes. Play a video on the projector or smart board three or four times, then move to the repeat-after-me version of the same chapter. The voice is slow on purpose, so the whole class can follow.
Do the videos cost anything?
No. All the videos on our YouTube channel are free to watch.
Play the first chapter today
Pick your child’s class on our YouTube channel, play the first chapter three or four times, and listen together.