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This study was an evaluation of the literacy programmes offered by the media which are aimed at promoting literacy among primary school going learners. The study used Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and MUVI media houses as cases of study. A number of respondents helped in the...

This study was an evaluation of the literacy programme conducted by Jehovah‟s Witnesses (JWs) in the selected congregations in Chongwe district in Zambia. The aim of the study was to establish whether the literacy programme conducted by JWs was achieving its aims and objectives. It also looked at...

The purpose of this study was to ascertain what challenges grade twelve learners faced in reading comprehension. Another aim was to examine the reading strategies that grade twelve learners used to aid them comprehend text. Finally, the study sought to ascertain the strategies that teachers used...

This study was set out to establish the challenges faced by refugee pupils in initial literacy acquisition at Meheba D Basic School.The research design was a case study and for that reason qualitative method was used to collect data. The data were collected through interviews, lesson observations...

The study was carried out to find out what type of skills, knowledge and attitudes found in children’s play or games can be characterised as foundations of reading, writing (literacy)and numeracy or those that aid their development.The sample included 30 children (16 girls and 14 boys) and their...

The definition of reading adopted for this research is that it is a deliberate process of looking at and understanding written language. The focus of the research was to find out factors that affect reading levels in Chitonga among Grade 3 pupils in selected schools from Livingstone and Kazungula...

This study sought to establish the factors that contribute to low literacy achievement among grade seven (7) learners with hearing impairment. The study was driven by four (4) objectives. These are: to find out the factors that could be responsible for low achievement in reading among grade seven...

Reading is at the core of the educational experience and one’s ability to read is essential if they are to succeed in society. However, many Zambian children are not able to read at the expected grade level. These low literacy levels led the Zambian government to introduce a new literacy language...

This study investigated whether or not primary school teachers utilized learner’s emergent literacy in teaching conventional literacy to Grade 1 learners. The study also investigated on other means the teachers applied to utilize emergent literacy and what challenges they encountered in their...

Since 2000 the performance of pupils in French composition has been deteriorating. Research by Habimana (2010) revealed that the pupils who were studying French were finding composition writing most difficult among the four components of the French paper. The Examination council of Zambia‘s...