An evaluation of the use of early literacy learning and teaching materials by grade 1-4 teachers in seleceted Schools of Chikankata District of Zambia
| dc.contributor.author | Moonga, Basila Gertrude | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-28T11:17:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-08-28T11:17:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.description | Master of Education in Primary Education | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The government of the Republic of Zambia provided the early literacy learning and teaching materials in familiar Zambian Languages to support the newly introduced Primary Literacy Programme (PLP). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the use of early literacy learning and teaching materials in selected primary schools of Chikankata District of Southern Province. The researcher purposefully sampled 64 participants . Simple random sampling was used on pupils. Data were collected using Focus Group Discussions and Semi-Structured Interviews. This study employed both qualitative and quantitative methodologies to collect and analysis data. The method used to analyze data was the thematic approach. The findings established that the training of teachers in the use of these materials was not sufficient enough to make them use them effectively. Furthermore, the study revealed that learners did not even easily access the reading materials in schools because they were either inadequate or not available at all. The other findings were that some of the learning and teaching materials were not culturally friendly to some pupils and in some cases had very strange contexts to the learners such that it may require a very skillful teacher to decontextualize the book contents to suit the learners’ background knowledge. Some of the reading materials were found to be above the level of the learners in terms of the diction or words used. The study therefore, recommends that training and retraining should be reinforced in the use of early literacy learning and teaching materials and methodologies. The government and other partners in the provision of education should supply adequate early literacy learning and teaching materials which are appropriate and at the level of the learners. Furthermore, the teachers should be trained in the production of early literacy learning and teaching materials to supplement government efforts. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/4914 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Zambia | en |
| dc.subject | Language arts (Preschool) | en |
| dc.subject | Literacy-Zambia | en |
| dc.title | An evaluation of the use of early literacy learning and teaching materials by grade 1-4 teachers in seleceted Schools of Chikankata District of Zambia | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |