1. Kiswahili Team Presentation
Curriculum Workshop for Textbook Publishers on Competency Based Education
Day 3

2. Session Agenda Highlights on Current Book Assumptions
Competencies Introduced
Improvements Made

3. The textbook is for Grade/Class 5
Highlights on Current Book
We have selected Kiswahili Sanifu, published by Oxford University Press
The textbook is for Grade/Class 5
We will discuss on Reading Skill according to the current syllabus

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The current syllabus on Reading Skills wants a learner to read silently, comprehend and answer questions

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On Reading Skills Objectives

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This tends mainly to take the approach of preparing pupils for examinations
The practice with many publishers was to present a passage, with questions after the passage, and sometimes some explanations of words used to the learners

7. Session Agenda Highlights on Current Book Assumptions
Competencies Introduced
Improvements Made

8. Assumptions
In a competence based syllabus, time allocated for Kiswahili period will be 40 minutes
We envisage that reading activities will be allocated double periods; that makes it 80 minutes

9. Assumptions
At Grade/Year 5, the level of pupils’ reading would have improved significantly according to national assessment on reading Performance Indicators
We need, as Publishers, to maintain the standards or increase the performance to few points upwards

10. Session Agenda Highlights on Current Book Assumptions
Competencies Introduced
Improvements Made

11. Competencies Introduced
Reading strategies such as fluency, speed, and answering questions and observation in groups
Reading skills through individual pace, and peers/pairs to assess proficiency in vocabulary, discussions, comprehensions, summarizing points

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Reading for understanding content like filling in of tables and forms
Be aware of the genre, the purpose, the audience and context of the text
Be able to identify point of view and infer meaning from what they read
Writing reports and simple reviews

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Give learners with reading difficulties more time to read
While writing and orally answering questions, thinking skills and reasoning should be observed
Assess all the above
And keep learners portfolio on competencies achievement

14. Session Agenda Highlights on Current Book Assumptions
Competencies Introduced
Improvements Made

15. Improvements Made
Integrate Oral Skills while teaching Reading. We want the learners to communicate with each other
What do you know?
In pairs, look at the pictures. Which animal(s) do you know? Describe the animal(s).

16. Identify 3 to 7 animals by name,
Improvements Made
Expected outcomes:
Identify 3 to 7 animals by name,
Describe the colour, shape, behaviour, what they eat/feed on, how they reproduce
State if animal is wild and discuss their nature and significance to us

17. Test their vocabulary Check your vocabulary
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Test their vocabulary
Check your vocabulary
Open page 106 and 107. Scan through the passage and pick these words: e.g. rasilimali, jihami, jangili, mkonga, pori.
What do you think they mean? (NB: The exercise will vary from one passage to another)

18. Assess their skill on scanning text
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Expected outcomes:
Assess their skill on scanning text
Assess their skill on inferring meaning at first glance or from their own prior knowledge
Assess their ability of thinking on their own

19. Work in small groups and discuss the following questions.
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Contextualizing
Pre-reading task
Work in small groups and discuss the following questions.
(a) Have you visited an animal park? What do you think are in those parks? Why do we have national parks in Kenya?

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(b) Imagine what would happen if there are no national parks or wild animals in those parks? What might be some of the reasons that would result in reduction of wild animals in our national parks.

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Expected outcomes:
Assess their ability to work in groups and collaborate in finding information
Assess their ability to understand the bigger picture of national values of our country and role of citizens

22. Divide yourselves into two groups.
Improvements Made continue
Actual reading done
Reading
Divide yourselves into two groups.
Group A. Read what is in page 106 in 5 minutes.
Group B. Read what is in page 107 in 5 minutes.

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Expected outcomes:
Assess their ability to work in group and collaborate in reading together and keeping time
Assess their ability to monitor each others pronunciation, speed and encouraging/motivating one another

24. Comprehending what is read Comprehension Check
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Comprehending what is read
Comprehension Check
With your group, answer these questions to ensure you have understood the article or story:
(NB: Retain the questions or rewrite them to respond to various competencies tested)

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Expected outcomes:
Assess their ability to answer the questions logically
Assess whether they can retell the story/article in their own words
Assess how well the group worked together

26. Integrate other tools to get more information ICT Integration
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Integrate other tools to get more information
ICT Integration
(i) Google images on the net and make an album of wild animals and where they are found in other countries

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(ii) Collect newspaper extracts online on statistics on poaching and what African governments are doing to curb it. Write your own report with your suggestion on what you should do as pupils to support your government move.

28. Expected outcomes: Assess their ability to make informed decisions
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Expected outcomes:
Assess their ability to make informed decisions
Assess whether they value and appreciate their government’s efforts
Assess pupils ability to interact and use further information from the net

29. Session Agenda Highlights on Current Book Assumptions
Competencies Introduced
Improvements Made

30. Asanteni!
Thank You!