UTILIZATION OF VISUAL AND REALIA INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN ENHANCING ACQUISITION OF PRE-READING SKILLS AMONG PRESCHOOL LEARNERS IN NAROK COUNTY, KENYA

نویسندگان

  • Martha Naisiae Kesuna School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya
  • Beatrice N., Manyasi School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya
  • Anne W. Maina School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v10i12.5102

کلمات کلیدی:

visual and realia instructional materials, preschool learners, pre-reading skills

چکیده

Early childhood education, also referred to as preschool education is essential to children’s social, physical, emotional, and cognitive growth. Learning can be made more effective when the teachers have the right instructional materials. The study was guided by the following research questions: how were visual instructional materials utilized in teaching pre-reading skills among preschool children? and how were realia instructional materials utilized in the teaching of pre-reading skills among preschool learners? The study adopted a descriptive survey design and data was collected using questionnaires, interviews, and observation schedules. The findings of the study revealed that visual instructional materials for teaching pre-reading skills were available but not adequate in most of the schools, hence affecting the effective teaching of pre-reading skills among the learners. The study further established that most preschools lacked adequate realia materials for teaching pre-reading skills. It was concluded that Preschool teachers should attend relevant workshops, seminars, vocational and teacher professional development courses, to acquire pedagogical skills, besides effective utilization of Visual and Realia instructional materials in teaching pre-reading skills to preschool learners. Emphasis should be on pedagogical content knowledge.

 

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  • Martha Naisiae Kesuna، School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya

    Martha Naisiae Kesuna is a master’s student in Early Childhood Development at Maasai Mara University, Kenya. She has over 25 years of experience in teaching. Her research interests are: early childhood education, pedagogy and educational media resources.

  • Beatrice N., Manyasi، School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya

    Manyasi, N. Beatrice is an Associate Professor of Language Education and Dean, School of Education, at Maasai Mara University- Kenya. She holds a PhD degree from Moi University and has published widely in refereed journals and edited books. She is the author of “Pronunciation Pedagogy and Intelligibility Issues in Language Acquisition” (2020) “Acquisition of Requisite Competencies in Developing Reading Ability among Early Graders: Instructional Strategies and Approaches” (2019) and a co-author of the chapter; ‘Building Bridges: A Case Study of a Kenya - US Faculty Exchange and Emerging Partnership” in At School in the World: Developing Globally Engaged Teachers, (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). Prof Manyasi has previously served as a Chair of Department (Curriculum, Instruction and Education Management) and Director of Kajiado Campus of Maasai Mara University, Kenya. Her areas of research interest are: language education, applied linguistics, pedagogy, curriculum instruction and educational technology.

    Google Scholar: https://g.co/kgs/Yj7FsH,

    ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9510-6083,

    ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Beatrice-Manyasi-2/research

  • Anne W. Maina، School of Education, Maasai Mara University, P.O. Box 20500, Narok, Kenya

    Anne W. Maina holds a PhD degree and has a teaching experience of 10 years at university level. She has worked for 12 years as an officer in the municipality, division of education besides having 17 years teaching experience at secondary school level. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students in addition to supervising masters and PhD students. Dr. Maina has published several articles in refereed journals and one book - Factors Relating to Fathers’ Direct and Indirect Involvement in Children’s’ Early Literacy. Thika Municipality, Kenya. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co.KG. ISBN: ss 978-3-639-31077-1. Her area of specialization is Early Childhood Education and Development. She is a member of: Society of Educational Research and Evaluation in Kenya (SEREK), Competency Building Society of Early Childhood Education for Kenya (CBSECE Kenya) and Teacher Education in Sub- Saharan Africa (TESSA).

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2023-11-11

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دوره 10 شماره 12 (2023)

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