This article is based on findings from a larger study conducted to assess levels of Kimeru proficiency among primary school pupils in Meru Central District. The study was a descriptive survey conducted in five primary ...

In Kenya, poor infrastructure and a lack of resources have led to low literacy levels. Inadequate teacher training programs lack focus on the key areas related to language and learning, which are essential in multilingual ...

The present paper investigates students’ experiences of being multilingual. Qualitative data have been collected during observation, focus groups, interviews and text writing in a public primary school in rural Kenya. The ...

Literacy is a powerful tool against poverty, leading to further education and vocational success. In sub-Saharan Africa, schoolchildren commonly learn in two languages—African and European. Multiple early literacy skills ...

Arguments that have been advanced against multilingual education in Kenya and Africa in general are not new. Most post-colonial African governments have stuck to the pre-colonial education policies which have no relevance ...

If children do not learn how to read in the first few years of primary school, they are at greater risk of dropping out. It is therefore crucial to identify and test interventions that have the potential of making a large ...

Using a large-scale, standardized English language proficiency test(TOEFL® Primary TM), this study examined Kenyan primary school students’ English reading and listening proficiency and explored challenges primary school ...

Kenya’s language-in-education policy supports mother-tongue education as the ideal approach to developing language and literacy skills of young learners. The policy has been informed by findings of various past national ...

This article proposes multilingualism in education, where indigenous languages are used alongside English as the media of instruction in schools to eventually promote their use in Kenya. It begins by stating Kenya’s language ...