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    Zambian Preschools: A Boost for Early Literacy?

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    Date
    2015-10-15
    Author
    Mwanza-Kabaghe, Sylvia
    Type
    Article
    Language
    en
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    Abstract
    This study examined whether and how Zambian preschool education stimulates learning to read. A total of 216 children including 118 with a preschool background were tested at the start of first grade and again approximately eight months later. The Basic Skills Assessment Tool for reading and writing (BASAT) was applied at both measurements. Basic skills at the start of first grade were not better when children had been to preschool but did predict academic success in first grade. Multilevel regression analysis revealed that preschool even had a negative effect on reading and writing at the end of first grade when we controlled for basic literacy skills at the start of first grade. We discuss the use of English in preschool as a possible explanation for the negative effects of preschool.
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    http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/6971
    Publisher
    sciedupress.
    Subject
    Preschool,
    Zambia,
    learning to read,
    Language of instruction,
    Basic literacy skills
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