Effective Use Of Reading Amongst Form Two To Four At Alwala Secondary School, Kisumu District, Kenya: Implications On School's Performance.

ABSTRACTThe new curriculum for teaching English was published 8 years ago. It aimed to improve the performance in English at KCSE and with that improvement generally raise the passes in the other subjects. Research has shown that this goal has not beenachieved as a result of the students not using the reading skills they have been taught.The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of effective reading on school performance. The study determined the nature of reading skills taught in secondary schools in Kenya, the usefulness of reading skills, the impact of readi…