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Creating cycles of writing and reading in a resource-poor school community in Kenya: Could one literacy event lead to ongoing literacy practices?
Resource type
Journal Article
Author/contributor
- Graham, Barbara (Author)
Title
Creating cycles of writing and reading in a resource-poor school community in Kenya: Could one literacy event lead to ongoing literacy practices?
Abstract
Abstract: Strong correlations between high levels of poverty and low education outcomes have prompted interventions aimed at raising literacy levels in communities characterised by poverty within Kenya, as in other countries. However, interventions aimed at improving literacy only in the languages of instruction (LOI) may not be the best option for students who speak mother tongues (MT) different from the school''s LOI. The Capability Approach framework is used to examine the potential of parent-produced MT materials to be low-cost entry points into early-grade literacy for one resource-poor Kenyan school. It demonstrates that factors related to poverty strongly impact that potential.
Publication
Creating cycles of writing and reading in a resource-poor school community in Kenya: Could one literacy event lead to ongoing literacy practices?
Volume
33
Issue
3
Pages
294-301
Date
20130501
Language
English
ISSN
07380593
Extra
an: 86370711; source: International Journal of Educational Development; docTypes: Article; pubTypes: Academic Journal;
Citation
Graham, B. (20130501). Creating cycles of writing and reading in a resource-poor school community in Kenya: Could one literacy event lead to ongoing literacy practices? Creating Cycles of Writing and Reading in a Resource-Poor School Community in Kenya: Could One Literacy Event Lead to Ongoing Literacy Practices?, 33(3), 294–301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2012.09.012
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