Journal of Early Childhood and Primary Education

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    TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF THE CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT OF READING DIFFICULTIES AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN KABO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF KANO STATE
    (DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION, KWASU, 2024-04-17) Dr. Usman Tunde SAADU, Dr. Ezekiel Kayode OBAFEMI, Aminu Kabo YUSUF
    This study investigates teachers' perceptions of the causes and management of reading difficulties among primary school pupils in Kabo Local Government Area of Kano State descriptive survey design was used, with 260 teachers selected using simple random sampling. Two uestionnaires were designed: the Questionnaire for Teachers' Perception of the Causes of Reading Difficulties (QTPCRD) and the Questionnaire for Teachers' Perception on how to Manage Reading Difficulties (QTPMRD). The validations of the two Questionnaires were carried out by the lecturers from the department of Early Childhood and Primary Education, Faculty of Education, Kwara State University. The reliability of QTPCRD and QTPMRD were established by using test-retest method and the coefficients were 0.74 and 0.78 respectively. However, the study, revealed that, lack of child’s interest, professional teachers, reading materials and absenteeism were the major causes of reading difficulty. Furthermore, frequent reading , identifying the sound of the letters and words before pronunciation, encouraging independent reading to the child, and teaching pupils different types of grammar were the major ways of managing reading difficulties among primary schools pupils. However, the study revealed that There was no significant difference in the perception of teachers of the causes of reading difficulties among primary school pupils based on school type (t = .526; df = 258; p > 0.05). And also revealed that There was no significant difference in the perception of teachers on how to manage reading difficulties among primary school pupils based on School type (t = -1.171; df = 258; p > 0.05). the study conclusively shows that lack of child’s interest, professional teachers, reading materials and absenteeism by the child were the causes of reading difficulties. However, frequent reading to the child and identifying the sound of the letters and words before pronunciation were the ways of managing reading difficulties. Some recommendations were made: Teachers should use different methods to develop and retain pupil’s interest in order to avoid reading difficulty among primary schools’ pupil.