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                                                          Learning to code at a young age develops their problem-solving
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                                                          Touchcode, a series for grades 1–8, is a specially designed book to
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                     All product names, brand names and product
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                      these product names, brand names, and   skills  that  amplifies  the  CT  skills  and  build  a  strong  foundation
                     product logos and all instances of references
                     of proprietary software in this book, are for   for middle  school.  Touchcode books  for Grades 6–8 take a
                           educational purposes only.     step ahead and let the child enter the world of codes using
                    Although every safety measure has been taken   block-based coding.
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                          As per the guidelines given by   It is recognized that mathematics and mathematical thinking will be very important
                   FEPI (Federation of Educational Publishers in India)   for India ’s future and India’s leadership role in the numerous upcoming fields and
                   “When labeled as an ‘Evaluation Copy’, this book   professions that will involve artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science,
                   denotes that it has been given to schools at no cost   etc. Thus, mathematics and computational thinking will be given increased emphasis
                   and is not for commercial sale. Therefore, it may be   throughout the school years, starting with the foundational stage, through a variety
                   reclaimed if not part of the designated curriculum,
                  ensuring the prudent use of resources and preventing   of innovative methods, including the regular use of puzzles and games that make
                               national loss.’’            mathematical thinking more enjoyable and engaging. Activities involving coding will be
                                                           introduced in Middle Stage.
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