In a bid to improve learning among pupils in Kaduna State, the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has launched a capacity-building workshop for teachers in nine local governments.
The workshop, called Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), is a foundational literacy and numeracy teaching methodology that helps pupils learn to read and write with ease. It categorizes pupils according to their literacy and numeracy understanding levels, including alphabet identification, word formation, and reading phrases or sentences.
Recall that in 2022, UNICEF provided funding to support Kaduna SUBEB in implementing the program in Ikara Local Government, which later expanded to Kaduna South and Jaba local governments.
During the training, Kaduna SUBEB’s acting chairman, Mubarak Muhammad, said the training is imperative due to the literacy gap among primary school pupils who cannot read or write across the state. He noted that the program was approved in November last year but was delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
Muhammad urged teachers to leverage this opportunity to enhance their teaching capacity, thanking Governor Uba Sani for approving the program.
Regarding teachers’ welfare, The acting Chairman promised to work with the state government to improve their welfare and enhance productivity.
The education secretary of Kaduna North Local Government, Hajia Fatima Sani One-minute, described the training as important and promised to cascade it to other teachers in the local government.
The training program is currently ongoing in six local governments: Igabi, Kaduna North, Zaria, Lere, Sanga, and Jema’a
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