BY RODRICK DESURI
AUKI
Eleven Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers from rural areas of West Kwaio, Malaita Province, have gained new skills and knowledge through a four-day literacy workshop held last week at Kwaidingale School.
The workshop aims to enhance the teachers’ capacity to effectively support over-age students who join ECE classes, which are typically designed for children aged three to five years.
One of the participants, Raphaelle Mosokeni, said this was the fourth workshop delivered by the Literacy Association of Solomon Islands to support rural ECE schools.
She said the training helped them better understand how to adapt adult-level language books to suit older children in ECE classes.
“The workshop aims to provide the skills and knowledge needed to adjust home language books to a level appropriate for ECE students who are above the standard age range.
“Since ECE is designed for ages three to five, this workshop addresses the needs of those slightly older students who still join ECE classes,” said Mosokeni.
She also emphasized that attending this fourth workshop was a bonus, especially since they only began using the language books late last year.
Mosokeni added that although the language books were introduced alongside academic materials last year, students have already shown significant learning progress.
The workshop was organized and funded by the Literacy Association of Solomon Islands.
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