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Language, Literacy, and Learning in Primary Schools : Implications for Teacher Development Programs in Nigeria

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  • Olatunde A. Adekola

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Language, Literacy, and Learning in Primary Schools is a synthesis of the findings arising from four years of policy research and development in Nigeria's primary schools that focused on the gap between what teachers should know and be able to do, and the realities of teaching and learning in classrooms. It begins by critically examining the outcomes of primary schooling as measured by learning achievement results from national assessments, and by identifying some core learning problems for Nigerian primary school children. It reviews the findings from recent research reports that studied teaching and learning processes in primary school classrooms, and it identifies the pedagogical issues in primary classrooms that contribute to poor learning achievements. This report describes a research and development program that set out to improve teaching and learning in core learning skill areas of the curriculum.

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  • Olatunde A. Adekola, 2007. "Language, Literacy, and Learning in Primary Schools : Implications for Teacher Development Programs in Nigeria," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 6737.
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    2. Williams, Eddie, 1998. "Investigating Bilingual Literacy: Evidence from Malawi and Zambia," Education Research Papers 12834, Department for International Development (DFID) (UK).
    3. Lewin, Keith M. & Stuart, Janet S., 2003. "Researching Teacher Education: New Perspectives on Practice, Performance, and Policy, Multi-Site Teacher Education Research Project (MUSTER), Synthesis Report," Education Research Papers 12882, Department for International Development (DFID) (UK).
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    1. Emily Smith-Greenaway, 2013. "Maternal Reading Skills and Child Mortality in Nigeria: A Reassessment of Why Education Matters," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), vol. 50(5), pages 1551-1561, October.
    2. repec:arp:sjossm:2020:p:107-114 is not listed on IDEAS
    3. Adeniran, Adedeji & Ishaku, Joseph & Akanni, Lateef Olawale, 2020. "Is Nigeria experiencing a learning crisis: Evidence from curriculum-matched learning assessment," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 77(C).
    4. Humphreys, Sara & Moses, Dauda & Kaibo, Jiddere & Dunne, Máiréad, 2015. "Counted in and being out: Fluctuations in primary school and classroom attendance in northern Nigeria," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 134-143.

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