An Investigation of the Practices of Beginning Reading Instruction in Government and Public Elementary Schools in Addis Ababa
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1998-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to find out the most
con~on method of teaching reading to beginners. 50 teachers
from thirty one elementary schools were the subjects of the
study.
To obtain data for the study, a questionnaire was
distributed to the teachers. In addition, observation inside
the class-rooms was carried out by the researcher. The
teachers' responses were tallied, coded and percentages were
computed for each variable. Besides, two background data
variables of the teachers were compared with five selected
variables about class-room techniques and methods and were
cross-tabu~ated to see possible ~elationships.
Results of the study show that the most common method
of teaching reading was the 'look-and-say' method of words
and larger language units. However, few teachers were using
a combination of 'phonic', 'word' and 'sentence' methods
of teaching. Experience of teachers was found out to
correlated with their employment of 'eclectic' method. The
study has also revealed that the teChniques of word recognition
skill were used by an insignificant number of teachers.
On the basis of these findings, recommendations concerning
the teachers' quality improvement through training and
preparation of the text-books are made.
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Beginning Reading Instruction