Teaching approaches and the reading skills of pupils of Mituntu Primary School in Tigania District, Kenya
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Date
2007-08
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Kampala International University.College Of Education
Abstract
The study was conducted to establish the effects of teaching approaches on the
reading skills of pupils of Mituntu primary school. This was after the researcher
realized that many pupils had reading difficulties and therefore, the researcher
suspected that the approaches used to teach reading could be ineffective.
Therefore, the researcher tried to find out the effects of the teaching approaches
on the reading skills basing on four areas namely: teaching strategies,
educational resources, reading readiness and classroom management. This was
according to the main areas discussed in the reviewed literature.
The researcher used the survey method to conduct the study. A total of eighty
(80) respondents who were sampled from standard five, six, seven and eight
participated. They filled questionnaires whose responses were later analyzed.
The results indicated that the approaches used to teach reading are ineffective
and so leading poor reading skills among the learners. This is so because the
teaching strategies/methods are not effective, as teachers do not combine
various methods. The educational resources are inadequate and not effectively
used. The reading evaluation procedures are also ineffective all leading to poor
reading skills among the learners.
The researcher therefore recommends that teachers and other stakeholders in
the education sector makes intervention under the four areas of study in order to
alleviate the problem of reading.
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Research report presented to the Institute of Continuing and Distance Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of bachelor of Education in Special Needs of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teaching, Approaches, Reading, Skills, Pupils