Effects of Shared Reading and Conferencing on the Writing of Upper Basic Students in Kaduna State

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of shared reading and conferencing on the writing of upper basic students in Kaduna State. Four objectives with corresponding research questions are formulated. The quasi-experimental design was adopted and contrasted with the traditional method of teaching to elicit the required information from 101 sampled students. The pre-test was administered and after four weeks, the post-test was administered to both the control and experimental groups. Mean and standard deviation are the main tools used to answer the research questions. Based on the above, the findings of the study reveal that the result of the post-test are significantly better than that of the experimental group in key areas associated with the different types of essays. As a consequence, the study concludes that alternative strategies can be successfully employed to teach writing at the basic levels. In line with its findings, the study recommends among others that teaching/ learning writing should be made an interactive process at this level.