Is the Teaching of Reading Skills Dying in our Schools?

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• OGIDIGIDI 12 years ago

  Good question there, Mr Eyia. My days in Primary school we were taught how to spell and use words in sentences. Over to you, teachers

  Good question there, Mr Eyia. My days in Primary school we were taught how to spell and use words in sentences. Over to you, teachers

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• Kojo Billy Duncan 12 years ago

  The issue is that most of the teachers themselves cannot read, do not read, cannot pronounce correctly and cannot spell. It is therefore not surprising when one sees and hears the poor standards of English, in the media.

  The issue is that most of the teachers themselves cannot read, do not read, cannot pronounce correctly and cannot spell. It is therefore not surprising when one sees and hears the poor standards of English, in the media.

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• Jack 12 years ago

  Well, you're talking a lot of sense, but not in the Ghanaian way! Reading is good to everyone, I hear it even improves the brain. But you start rather doubtfully and eventually begin to believe in yourself and what you're doi ...
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  Well, you're talking a lot of sense, but not in the Ghanaian way! Reading is good to everyone, I hear it even improves the brain. But you start rather doubtfully and eventually begin to believe in yourself and what you're doing. On the other hand some people think they could get it by blood transfusion without surgery. Many Ghanaians think like that so we appreciate it but just wish it away

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• Ghanaba 12 years ago

  Jack, what do you mean? Is Mr Eyiah talking a lot of sense, but not in the Ghanaian way? Reading is reading everywhere and teaching of reading skills is good for all languages and not for ONLY English

  Jack, what do you mean? Is Mr Eyiah talking a lot of sense, but not in the Ghanaian way? Reading is reading everywhere and teaching of reading skills is good for all languages and not for ONLY English

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• OGIDIGIDI 12 years ago

  Jack, is the writer believing in himself as you claim or talking from experience? It is about reading so read the article again!!!!!!

  Jack, is the writer believing in himself as you claim or talking from experience? It is about reading so read the article again!!!!!!

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• ELINAM 12 years ago

  So-called policy experts come on radio and bla,bla, and you could tell these folks never did any serious reading since they left school.
  Indians, Chinese and Japanese who have national languages speak better english with elo ...
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  So-called policy experts come on radio and bla,bla, and you could tell these folks never did any serious reading since they left school.
  Indians, Chinese and Japanese who have national languages speak better english with eloquence than most Ghanaian professors.
  Our pronunciations are the worst, due to this, when the Ghanaian is speaking with a loud voice as do in Ghanaian movies, all you hear is noise, simply because the high pitched voce is gliding over words instead of pronouncing them right.
  Nigerians do way more better, and have more command over words than Ghanaians.
  I cry for my country as standards for everything including the arts have fallen so low.

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• yao 12 years ago

  what do you gain by reading lies concocted by other people. I'd rather read ananse stories than foreign stories.

  what do you gain by reading lies concocted by other people. I'd rather read ananse stories than foreign stories.

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