South African Journal of Childhood Education 2(2):a13 Reading in two languages : evidence from miscue analysis
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E-Journal
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ISSN
2223-7682
Category
ECCE, Foundation, Intermediate, Senior
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Publication Year
2012
Publisher
Aosis OpenJournals, Durbanville, Cape Town, South Africa
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[ private ]
Pages
20 p.
Subject
Early childhood education, Primary education, Learners, Reading, Reading miscues, Xhosa language, English language, Literacy, South Africa
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Abstract
This paper reports on the oral reading of five grade 2 to 6 isiXhosa (L1) speakers reading isiXhosa (L1) and English (L2) texts. It examines the readers’ oral reading miscues (or errors) to understand the extent to which these miscues constitute a language or a literacy problem in this group of readers. Conclusions are that (a) these readers read better in isiXhosa than in English; (b) they are not reading as well as they could be reading in isiXhosa; (c) isiXhosa reading difficulties appear to be related to poor teaching of literacy; (d) while English reading difficulties appear to be related to both poor teaching of literacy and to low levels of language proficiency in English, this is related to classroom practices but is also independent of it
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