Sylvia Chanda Kalindi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9328884 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvia Chanda Kalindi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvia Chanda |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalindi |
| SIGNATURE | KALINDI S C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It takes a village
Several stakeholders, such as community groups, government officials, parents, guardians, and educators have shown concern about the achievement gap between Nova Scotia learners of African descent and their predominantly White peers. Using the African proverb ‘It takes a village’ as a framework, this study involved parents, extended family members and caregivers of children aged 4 to 6 years to explore the scaffolding strategies employed as well …
Early Literacy Among Zambian Second Graders
Considering the importance attached to writing as a life skill, this study investigated the nature and variability of adults’ aid to Zambian second graders in the context of shared writing in Bemba (first language), and the relations between this support and students’ literacy and cognitive‐metalinguistic skills. Fifty‐seven children and their caregivers were videotaped while writing word items in Bemba. To document the adults’ literate mediation…
Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beyond phonological and morphological processing
Early Literacy Among Zambian Second Graders
Considering the importance attached to writing as a life skill, this study investigated the nature and variability of adults’ aid to Zambian second graders in the context of shared writing in Bemba (first language), and the relations between this support and students’ literacy and cognitive‐metalinguistic skills. Fifty‐seven children and their caregivers were videotaped while writing word items in Bemba. To document the adults’ literate mediation…
Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Beyond phonological and morphological processing
Early Literacy Among Zambian Second Graders
Considering the importance attached to writing as a life skill, this study investigated the nature and variability of adults’ aid to Zambian second graders in the context of shared writing in Bemba (first language), and the relations between this support and students’ literacy and cognitive‐metalinguistic skills. Fifty‐seven children and their caregivers were videotaped while writing word items in Bemba. To document the adults’ literate mediation…
It takes a village
Several stakeholders, such as community groups, government officials, parents, guardians, and educators have shown concern about the achievement gap between Nova Scotia learners of African descent and their predominantly White peers. Using the African proverb ‘It takes a village’ as a framework, this study involved parents, extended family members and caregivers of children aged 4 to 6 years to explore the scaffolding strategies employed as well …
Linguistics (3 works) · Literacy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Reading and Literacy Development (3 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Phonological awareness (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work) · Cognition (1 work)