Implementing a customized classroom literacy acceleration program (CCLAP) at Fidelity Juvenile College, Berekuso
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2013-04
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Abstract
In developing countries like Ghana, low literacy rates and high poverty
especially in rural areas tend to go hand in hand. Efforts to solve this
problem of low levels of literacy have mainly been along the lines of out of
school instruction, popularly called ‘extra classes’ in Ghana. This paper
examines how a Customized Classroom Literacy Acceleration Program
(CCLAP) woven into the general education curriculum, thus implemented
during regular classroom hours improves literacy in a small
underprivileged school in Berekuso. The findings indicate an improvement
in literacy of second graders provided some targeted instruction as part of
the general curriculum. This paper concludes with recommendations for
further research involving more learners, classrooms and subject areas.
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Thesis submitted to the Department of Business Administration, Ashesi University College, in partial fulfillment of Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, April 2013
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Ghana, Berekuso, literacy, curriculum