Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to understand the factors that militate against the Reading
Comprehension Skills of Basic six (BS6) pupils of the State School for the Deaf at Adjei
Kojo, Accra. A sample of 40, which included 19 teachers and 21 pupils who were
selected using the simple random sampling and the purposive sampling techniques
respectively, participated in the study. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the
teachers, while actual intervention strategies in the form of organizing reading lessons
were carried out with the pupils. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics.
Frequency of scores and percentages were also calculated. The findings emphasized that,
overdependence on class text books, lack of adequate sight vocabulary, pupils‟ inability
to use sign language effectively and ineffective teaching approaches contributed to low
level of reading comprehension among the pupils. However, the findings revealed that,
the Language Experience Approach was found to be a very useful strategy in helping the
pupils to overcome their reading comprehension difficulties.
Description:
A Thesis in the Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION, faculty of
EDUCATIONAL STUDIES submitted to the School of Research and Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfillment of the requirement
for the award of Degree of MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY, SPECIAL EDUCATION
of the UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA
AUGUST, 2010
