Search results for "Sambia"
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The outcomes of national literacy programs on basic reading skills in familiar language among Zambian early graders
2016
In Zambia the Ministry of General Education implemented two national literacy programs in order to improve low levels of reading; the Primary Reading Program (PRP) implemented from 1999 to 2014 and the Primary Literacy Program (PLP) piloted in some schools in 2014 before being scaled up. This research examines the acquisition of basic reading skills among learners in familiar languages at the end of grade 2 in the two national literacy programs. I examined assessment results separately for each program and compared the two with each other. Outcomes were observed on the basis of the Early Grade Reading assessment test battery given to random samples of children (n=393) in 40 schools from 4 d…
Investigating language acquisition in Zambia : mapping vowel confusion of a, e and i between English and ciNyanja
2014
Abstrakti Sambiassa tehdyt tutkimukset osoittavat, että lukutaito jää saavuttamatta valtaosalta lapsista. Lukutaito alkaa kirjainten ja äänteiden välisen yhteyden ymmärtämisellä. Aiempi heikkojen lukijoiden parissa tehty tutkimus osoittaa sambialaisilla lapsilla olevan vaikeuksia vokaalien a, e ja i kirjain-äänneyhteyksien muodostamisessa englannin kielen vaikutusten vuoksi. Lukutaidon tasolla voi olla vaikutusta tutkimustuloksiin. Tämä tutkimus pyrkii selvittämään vokaalien mahdollista sekoittumista käyttämällä satunnaistettua tavallisista koululaisista koostuvaa otosta. Aineisto kerättiin Lusakan koulualueella tehdyistä lukutaitopeli GraphoGame –tutkimuksista. Ryhmätason ristiintaulukoint…
Using a phone-based learning tool as an instructional resource for initial literacy learning in rural African families
2020
Background: Despite increased enrolments at primary schools in Zambia, more than half of the children in Grades 1–4 are unable to meet the required minimum standards for literacy. Aim: The study set out to examine the effects of using a phone-based mobile literacy game (Graphogame) to improve literacy skills in children and adults in rural family settings. Setting: The study was conducted in the Katete District, a rural town in the eastern province of Zambia. Methods: Participants were 73 Grade 2 learners (52% boys, mean age 9 years and 48% girls, mean age 10 years) and 37 parents (mean age 36 years). Three literacy tests, measuring letter-sound identification, phonological awareness, spell…