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Oral literature refers to folk-tales, songs, proverbs, sayings, tongue twisters and others which are passed down orally from generation to generation. Oral Literature is not only entertaining, it is also educative and promotes social and moral values. Since children enjoy listening to oral...

In recent years, a definite and clear recognition of the significance of teaching the spoken English language has been on the scene. This study focuses on the choice and effectiveness of methodologies that English Language teachers use to teach Oral Communication Skills (OCSs) to Grade 10 pupils....

The purpose of this study was to examine reading skills acquired by grade two learners in Cinyanja under the revised curriculum in Lusaka district. The study was conducted to find out if instructional method in Primary Literacy Programme (PLP) which focuses more on phonics approach resulted in...

The aim of this study was to establish the effect of using Bemba as Medium of Instruction (MoI) on the reading levels of grade two pupils in a predominantly Namwanga speaking area in Nakonde District. The research design was a case study. Qualitative methodology was used to collect and analyze...

The purpose of the study was to establish emergent literacy support that children are exposed to in selected rural households in Dengwe area of Kasempa District. A sample comprising 52 participants (10 parents, 2 headmen and 40 children were drawn from five (5) villages in Dengwe area, Kasempa...

Over the years, there has been dissatisfaction with school leavers’ English language skills especially, composition writing. Pupils are taught how to write compositions but their performance at school certificate level is not as expected in most secondary schools. Examination Council of Zambia...

This study aimed at establishing factors that contribute to poor performance of Grade 12 learners in the national examination of Literature in English in secondary schools in Kafue District. A sample of 124 respondents selected from three Secondary Schools in Kafue town were used in this study....

Zambia, being a multilingual country has had a challenge in choosing the appropriate medium of instruction for initial literacy skills in Primary Schools.Regional Official Languages, (ROL’s) are used as MoI because of the assumption that they are mutually intelligible with the dialects they...

This study sought to establish how primary schools ensured that there is Parental involvement in children‟s initial literacy learning in primary schools. The following objectives were addressed in the study: 1.to establish how primary schools ensure that parents have opportunities for involvement...

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the extent to which parents were involved in the acquisition of literacy skills among grade one learners in Monze District. The study established the type of home literacy activities which support literacy development. The study further investigated what...