In a bid to develop the learning capabilities of children, the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB), has embarked on training teachers on the use of a Hausa-based early grade reading approach.
The training is aimed at building the capacity of 321 mentors and coaches that will further cascade the knowledge to other primary school teachers across the state.
Over the years, modern methods of teaching have been adopted to provide encouragements to the intellect of the child to develop the love for learning and learn efficiently.
The Reading and Numeracy Activity, RANA, which was implemented in 2019 in Kaduna State, is a teaching method aimed at improving the quality of literacy and numeracy instruction for girls and boys in primary grades 1–3 of public schools across the state.
Speaking on the importance of the method, the head of KADSUBEB Education Management Information System, Josephine Rikichi Michael, said the target of the education sector is to achieve a benchmark where pupils of primary one to three are able to identify letters, sounds and simple addition, hence the need to train teachers on the method.
She added that the method has proved to be effective as pupils can read simple sentences and comprehend them. Participants at the training commended KADSUBEB for the initiative which they say will go a long way in addressing the deficit in children learning abilities..