Early Childhood Language Education and Literacy Practices in Ethiopia : Perspectives from Indigenous Knowledge, Gender and Instructional Practices (Paperback)

Preface? 1. Introduction: Context for Language Education in Ethiopia??PART 1: Challenges associated with early reading competencey and teaching practices?2. Challenges of early grade reading competency? in Ethiopia: A synthesis of research and experience? 3. Induction of beginning teachers in Ethiopian schools with reference to multilingual pre-school programs? 4. Early Grade Reading in Ethiopia: Phonological awareness in grade one textbook: the case of Koorete language??PART 2: Indigenous Literacy Practices?5. Implications of Nibab-Bet (School of Reading) for Modern Schooling: the case of educated Ethiopians studied in the two school systems? 6. Reading instructions in the traditional schools of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church? 7. Teacher Training, Development and Mentorship Practices in the ETOC Schools??PART 3: Language Development: Instructional and Pedagogical Relevance?8. Metaphor as a pedagogical tool in Anyuwa? 9. Gendered Expressions in Some Ethiopian Languages? 10. The Prevalence of Gender Bias in Early Years English and Amharic Textbooks??Postscript