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This study examined instructional strategies employed by teachers of English language and the views of pupils and educators on the availability and utilization of instructional materials in secondary schools within Lusaka District, Zambia. Guided by the pedagogical theory and a qualitative...

Zambia is considered as a multilingual country with most of the classrooms being multilingual. While the National Literacy Framework (2013) policy currently states that the official regional languages of instruction be used in all schools from grade one to grade four, with English taking over...

In Zambia, there is growing concern regarding the effectiveness of pre-service programs graduating primary teachers. While teacher educators continue to produce primary teachers, there is uncertainty about how these programs contribute to student teachers' acquisition and application of...

Studies have been conducted to assess literacy abilities of learners in Zambia. However, these studies have been surveys which have reported data on a large scale. As a point of departure, this study sought to assess the reading fluency of learners of a particular primary school in Serenje...

Effective and appropriate instructional practices in teaching and assessing reading comprehension by secondary school teachers are very fundamental if learners were to build the reading comprehension skills required for them to pass English language and other subjects. The study therefore...

The purpose of this study was to establish the nature of oral and written corrective feedback that teachers provided to learners of English Language at grade nine level in selected public secondary schools in Kabwe District, Central Province of Zambia. The study objectives were: (i) to establish...

Reading comprehension is multifaceted and intricate. The challenges the learner’s experience with reading comprehension demand for coordinated efforts by the teachers to help identify reading comprehension strategies and instructional approaches that can lessen the challenges that the learners...

The study investigated instructional strategies teachers use to teach reading comprehension to grade 3 learners, in the English language as they transitioned from learning in Kikaonde language. The objectives of the study were; to investigate instructional strategies teachers use to teach reading...

The study analyzed instructional techniques used by teachers in teaching reading comprehension in grade seven in selected primary schools of Monze district. The objectives of the study were: assess teachers knowledge of teaching techniques used in teaching reading comprehension, analyze...

The language policy in Zambia indicated that initial literacy in Zambian Languages should be introduced in grade one while initial literacy in English should be introduced in grade three and a document called National Literacy Framework was provided to this effect. However, the document contained...