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An Analysis of Teaching and Learning Materials for Literacy Instruction in Kano State, Nigeria: Curricular Relevance, Cultural Responsiveness and Gender Equity
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Kabir, Umar; Marty, Ana H.; Akinrinmade, Bodunrin; Zuilkowski, Stephanie S. – Literacy, 2022
High quality teaching and learning materials (TLM) are essential for early literacy learning. The purpose of this study was to determine if the TLM used in schools in Kano State, Nigeria, were culturally appropriate, gender balanced and relevant to the Nigeria Universal Basic Education Curriculum, with particular emphasis on primary reading. Using…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Teaching Methods, Grade 3
Developing a Play-Based Communication Assessment through Collaborative Action Research with Teachers in Northern Canadian Indigenous Communities
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Stagg Peterson, Shelley – Literacy, 2017
With the goal of developing culturally appropriate approaches for assessing and supporting children's language use, teachers of 4-to 6-year-old children in northern Canadian rural and Indigenous communities are involved in a 6-year collaborative action research project. Teachers video record children's interactions during dramatic and construction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Cultural Relevance, Canada Natives