Pedagogical Strategies for English Language Literacy in Deaf Schools - Softcover

This book, Pedagogical Strategies for English Language Literacy in Deaf Schools, is purely research work. Data is collected from deaf learners in selected Deaf Primary schools in the Central region of Kenya. The aim was to establish the strategies deaf learners employ when learning English Language owing to the fact that they cannot hear or speak. English Language in Kenya is the Language of instructions and also examinations. The deaf learners are expected to use the language for the same purposes as other regular learners and compete favourably in the job market. The study recommended that the curriculum for the deaf learners be separated from that of regular learners. It also found that deaf learners require more time while learning English Language compared to their regular counterparts along other recommendations. The piece is 265 pages.

Dr. Catherine Ndung'u is a Lecturer in Karatina University. She is an authority in the area of English Language Education. Her interest is in the area of Language Education of learners with Special Needs. She has written widely in the area of the deaf. She also mentors young learners in secondary schools. She does outreach services in the society.