MODULE

10
MOTHER TONGUE LEARNING
AS A MEANS TO QUALITY AND
ACCESS
Education is almost offered in the
old colonial languages – French,
English or Portuguese which most
young people do not speak at home.
MOTHER TONGUE LEARNING
AS A MEANS TO QUALITY AND
ACCESS
Literacy is not simply being able to
decode what is on a page; it is the
intellectual process of gaining
meaning from text.
MOTHER TONGUE LEARNING
AS A MEANS TO QUALITY AND
ACCESS
Given that issues related to the
poor quality of education in many
countries can be directly linked to a
lack of mother tongue learning.
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
A curriculum rooted in the child’s
known language, culture and
environment, with appropriate and
locally-developed reading and
curriculum materials
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
Using the home language in the
early stages of schooling in
multilingual contexts supports child-
centric policies.
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
A second language is learned best
when a first language is learned well.
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
Learning to read is a complex
process and it is essential that it
happens early.
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
Mother tongue learning is a critical
part of the literacy puzzle.
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
Learning in mother tongue over a
long period of time in school with the
gradual introduction of other
languages and a culturally relevant
BEGIN LITERACY TEACHING IN
MOTHER TONGUE
curriculum with appropriate and
adequate materials that bridge to
the wider world means a quality
education is much more likely to be
provided.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STRATEGIES
Strengthen phonological and
phonemic awareness.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STRATEGIES
Activities like singing, rhymes,
modelling and presentation of video
clips are some ways to illustrate the
appropriate utterance of the
different letter sounds.
 LISTENING AND SPEAKING
STRATEGIES
To focus attention and further
sustain the interest of learners,
integration of listening and
speaking can be applied in
activities that draw out kinesthetic
 READING STRATEGIES

“Color-coded reading” can be

employed to assess reading
readiness.
 READING STRATEGIES

Interpretative/Dramatic Reading on
the other hand, hones learners’ skill
to express themselves orally.
 READING STRATEGIES

Routine Activities indirectly

perform a big role in teaching and
learning the language.
 WRITING ACTIVITIES

Can be utilized using the

interactive board either
independent or collaborative
learning.
 WRITING ACTIVITIES

Activities in writing class can

provide effective interaction among
learners.