The Young Educators Foundation has held a forum for headteachers and educators ahead of The Spelling Bee in February 2019.
The forum, the first of its kind, was geared towards engaging Heads of Schools and their English Language Department Heads to better understand their literacy programme.
The Spelling Bee is one of the literacy programmes run by Young Educators Foundation, a charity dedicated to promoting literacy.
For the Young Educators Foundation, The Spelling Bee also serves as much more than a competition that brings children together.
Various speakers noted that principles applied in the competition had the potential to alter teaching and learning methods of literacy in Ghana for the better.
Addressing the forum were Nancy Keteku, a former Education Advisor at the US Embassy; Juliet Amoah, a management consultant; Elizbeth Biney-Amissah, the US College Alumni Rep in Ghana for Princeton University; Emmanuel Afful, The Spelling Bee’s deputy national Coach, Darren Sacke, The Spelling Bee’s 2010 champion and Eugenia Tachie-Menson, the Country Director for the Young Educators Foundation.
The educators present kept an open mind and were receptive of the Foundation’s charge for reform in the teaching of grammar.
The principal of Osagyefo Leadership International School at Labone, Seth Korgah, whose school is no stranger to the competition said “I am surprised so many schools are interested and are here and it shows how good the programme has been.”
“We think this should be done even quarterly because it would be able to sensitise people about the importance of reading and writing good English.”
Peace Joy Rich of Alpha Grace School at Sowutuom said she had always been in love with the idea of spelling bees and was keen on her school making its debut.
Cathy Opoku, a teacher at the University of Ghana Basic School, Legon, noted the gains made from the emphasis of a new approach to literacy.
“It helps you know that you need to move away from the traditional way of teaching grammar to a functional way of teaching grammar.”
The meeting was capped off by a mini spelling bee competion for the teachers present, who learnt to be in the shoes of their students for a change.
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By: Delali Adogla-Bessa | citinewsroom.com | Ghana
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