Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya

Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
Title
Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya
Abstract
We report on a study that used observations, conversations, and formal interviews to explore literacy instruction in 24 lower-primary classrooms in coastal Kenya. Specifically, we report the ways literacy instruction is delivered and how that delivery aligns with practices understood to promote reading acquisition. We find (1) prioritization of developing oral language skills over teaching the relationships between sounds and symbols, (2) enablers to literacy instruction that are the result of teachers' efforts, and (3) constraints to successful literacy instruction as perceived by the teachers. We identify challenges and opportunities to improve literacy instruction in English and Swahili. (Contains 2 footnotes.)
Publication
Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya
Volume
56
Issue
1
Pages
48-68
Date
20120201
Language
eng
ISSN
0010-4086
Extra
an: EJ972018; source: Comparative Education Review; docTypes: Journal Articles ; Reports - Research; pubTypes: Academic JournalReport;
Citation
Dubeck, M. M., Jukes, M. C. H., & Okello, G. (20120201). Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya. Early Primary Literacy Instruction in Kenya, 56(1), 48–68. https://doi.org/10.1086/660693