Essay On Causes Of Poor Reading

This research was conducted by Moses A. adeniji and Anne Omale investigating the causes of poor reading comprehension among their primary school learners with an aim to find a lasting solution for this problem. They were questionnaire who were distributed amongst the teachers which were used as an instrument to collect data. Researchers asked they found various factors standing against the effects of teaching and learning of reading comprehension in their School. Oyetunde and Unoh (1986) list impediments to positive reading habits and attitude. These contain lack of resources, poor preparation of educators, poor libraries or none at all, home background, and lack of adult readers as models.

Ojo (1993) found that the major causes of learners'

● School authorities should introduce informal education on readiness for reading. Non-structured reading instruction should be introduced and the child's ability to respond to the reading materials be observed.

● Parents should provide a stimulating reading environment for their children and wards. They should encourage their children to read at home. Books should be provided for them to improve their reading. They should also encourage their children to watch children's educational television. This will go a long way in improving their phonetic and vocabulary development. They should cultivate the habit of using their leisure to read for pleasure.

● Government at the national and local levels should provide suitable materials for training reading skills. Libraries should be provided for our primary schools since the absence of libraries is a factor in the deficiency in reading skills. There is a need to resuscitate the mobile library in schools and make it compulsory for all pupils to register with a token fee in order to have access to service provided by this mobile