Reading and Comprehension in the African Context: A Cognitive Enquiry

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Reading and Comprehension in the African Context Zapf Chancery Policy on Peer-Reviewing All scholarly and academic works published by Zapf Chancery are peerreviewed by at least two scholars in the field to which the work belongs. The purpose of peer reviewing is to get a second opinion from the community of scholarship to which the author belongs and thus add value to the work. All peer-reviewing is “blind-reviewing,” that is, the reviewer does not get to know the author, nor does the author get to know the reviewer. Peer-reviewing is done with the help of a especially designed instrument awarding numerical score on originality (40%), quality and currency of the sources cited (20%), presentation (30%), and language & Style (10%). For a work to be published a minimum cumulative score of 60% on the British grading scale is required. Works falling below this score are referred back to authors for improvement and further reviewing until the desired score can be obtained. ************ Zapf Chancery Peer Reviewers (among others subject specific) Prof Joseph Galgalo, PhD (Cantab.), Vice Chancellor and Associate Professor of Theology, St. Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, Prof. Esther Mombo, PhD, DD (HC), DeputyVice Chancellor (Academics) andAssociate Professor of Church History and Gender Theology, St. Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, Rev. CB Peter, BTh, BD, MTh, Senior Lecturer in Biblical Studies and Theology, St. Paul’s University, Limuru, Kenya, Professor Chris L. Wanjala, Professor of Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Godwin Siundu, PhD, Senior Lecturer in English and Literature, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Mr. Enoch Harun Opuka, BEd, MPhil, Development Education Pratitioner, Dr. John Blevins, ThD, Associate Professor of Research, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia, USA. Agnes Wanja Kibui, MSC, Ph.D Lecturer: Educational Communication and Technology, University of Nairobi Zapf Chancery Limuru, Kenya Reading and Comprehension in the African Context A Cognitive Enquiry First Published 2012©Agnes Wanja Kibui and Zapf Chancery All rights reserved. Cover Concept and Design C. B. Peter Associate Designer and Typesetter Nancy Njeri Copyediting C. B. Peter and Godwin Siundu, PhD Editor and Publishing Consultant C. B. Peter Printed by Kijabe Printing Press, P. O. Box 40, Kijabe. Published by Zapf Chancery PublishersAfrica Ltd, C/O St. Paul’s University P. O. Box Private Bag, Limuru - 00217, Kenya. Email: info@zapfchancery.org Website: www.zapfchancery.org Mobile: 0721-222 311 ISBN 978-9966-040-16-9 This book has been printed on fully recyclable, environment-friendly paper. ...