Influence Of Teachers’ Competence On Use Of Music To Enhance Pupils’ Language Skills In Lower Primary Schools In Kiambu County, Kenya

ABSTRACT  Children require language skills to cope with tasks in schools and entire life. In contemporary society, early childhood period has been associated with school completion rate and personal living patterns in future. However, research to show the impact of music in promoting children’s language skills is inadequate despite the notable developments that music sounds encourage listening and develop children’s interests to learn meaning of sounds. The purpose of the study was to establish the extent to which teachers use music to enhance children’s language skills in lower primary school…