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close this bookReport on Reading in English in Primary Schools in Zambia - Education Research Paper No. 05 (DFID, 1993, 55 p.)
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View the documentSummary and recommendations
View the document1. Introduction: English and primary education in Zambia
Open this folder and view contents2. Zambia: Primary education
Open this folder and view contents3. Reading and language learning
Open this folder and view contents4. Description of the project
Open this folder and view contents5. Resources in schools visited
Open this folder and view contents6. Approaches to reading in Zambian primary schools
Open this folder and view contents7. Results of English reading test ''Word Find'' and Nyanja test
Open this folder and view contents8. The read aloud tests
Open this folder and view contents9. Reading comprehension tests in Zambian primary schools
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View the documentAppendix A - Structure of education system: Zambia
View the documentAppendix B - Methods of teaching initial reading
View the documentAppendix C - The testing of reading abilities
View the documentAppendix D - Read aloud test
View the documentAppendix E - Word find reading test: Extracts
View the documentAppendix F - Nyanja reading test: Extracts
View the documentAppendix G - Texts for two lessons
View the documentAppendix H - Transcript of a lesson
View the documentAppendix I - Descriptive statistics for English word find reading test
View the documentAppendix J - Descriptive statistics for Nyanja reading test V.01
View the documentAppendix K - Significance testing of the results of the reading tests
View the documentAppendix L - Reading aloud: assessment results for all schools
View the documentAppendix M - Extract: Draft teaching syllabus, functional objectives, reading, grade 7
View the documentAcknowledgements

Appendix F - Nyanja reading test: Extracts

V.01

Dzina.............................. Tsiku lobadwa.............................
Kalasi............................. Mwamuna/mkazi........................
Sukulu............................ Chilakulo canu............................

Ndime Yophunzirira

Mpira

ng'ombe

amakonda

wofiyira

ndipo

ndi

mpira

Ana atatu ali kusewela ndi mpira ________. Siwa ali kuponyera ________ kwa Simon. Iye awungwira ________ kuponyera kwa Maria. Onse ________ kusewela ndi mpira.

Atate ace a Mumbi

amawathandiza

m'mawa

matimati

onse

kudimba

galu

Atate ace a Mumbi ndi mlimi. Ali ndi dimba lalikulu. Liri pafupi ndi mudzi wawo. Matsiku onse amauka ________ ndi kuyenda ________ kwao. Amalima nyemba, ________ mdi cimanga cabiri. Mumbi ________ kudimba.

Miriamu

amayenda

atate

amakonda

Sayenda

iye


wamkazi

kanyumba

Iwo

Amakhala

Miriam ali ndi zaka khumi. Ali ndi mung'ono wace wamwamuna ndi wamkazi. ________ mu ________ kakang'ono ndi amai ndi ________ awo. Matsiku onse Miriam ndi mung'ono wace wamwamuna ________ kusukulu. Mung'ono wace ________ Jelita ali ndi zaka ziwiri. kusukulu.

Atate ace a Sifo

madzi

aphunzitsi

mauzu

woyera

Iwo

sayena

mitengo

zitatu

Mbuzi


Atae ace a Sifo ali ndi ng'ombe ________ ndi mbuzi zisanu ndi ziwiri. Ng'ombe ndi ________ za mawanga akuda ndi. ________ ndi zakatondo. Simadya ________ ndi kumwa akumsinje. Tsiku loweruka, pamene Sifo ________ ku sukulu, amaziyang'anira.

Mabvuto ndi njinga yace

iye

imodzi

munjira

kukuwa

suga

kuyenda

Mabvuto akuyendetsa njinga yace ________. Ali ________ ku sitoro kukagula ________. Pali galu pabwalo mwa ________ ya nyumbazo.

kukuwira

galu

imayamba

munjira

basiketi

pansi

Ngati yawona Mabvuto ________ kumuthamangitsa. Basiketi ya mabvuto yagwa ________. Mzimai atuluka mnyumba ndi ________ galu. Ndipo atenga ________ ndikumupatsa Mabvuto.