LubutoLiteracy

LubutoLiteracy is a set of 710 multimedia lessons created by LLP to teach children who are speakers of Zambia's seven major languages how to read. In line with the mother tongue reading curriculum introduced in recent years by the Zambian government, the lessons extend the school curriculum to computer and mobile platforms, reaching beyond the classroom to computers everywhere these languages are spoken as the mother tongue. The languages in which the lessons are available are: Nyanja, Bemba, Lozi, Luvale, Lunda, Tonga and Kaonde. The lessons are designed for independent use, with gradual progression from learning single vowels to vowel combinations, then simple to complex syllables eventually combined into decodable words, and finally lessons consisting of short reading comprehension texts. In addition to the lessons' simple progression, they contain images that match with the word meanings, providing supportive context clues. Audio enhancement of the lessons provides the learner with instant feedback in each lesson. The lessons are accessible in Lubuto libraries’ Tech Hubs at all times, and to date have helped over 7,600 children to learn to read.