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    Pre-Primary School Experiences and Lower Primary Pupils’ Reading Literacy Competencies: A Case of Laikipia, Kenya
    (World Journal of Innovative Research (WJIR), 0201-09) Ouko, Ong’ang’a H.M.; Nderitu, N. Elizabeth
    Reading skills is one of the basic requirements which enable people engage themselves in their daily activities. Reading achievement determines the child’s success in school and eventual career development. School age children are not learning core skills expected at age level. Despite significant gains in expanding access to primary school education literacy outcomes remains significantly deficient. The study focused on influence of pre-primary school experience on pupils’ reading achievement in Laikipia West Sub-county. Ex post facto research design was employed. The target population were grade two pupils in both public and private schools in the sub-county.Quantitative data was tabulated and analyzed by descriptive statistic including frequency and percentages presented through tables and figures. Results revealed that levels of competency in story-reading, word recognition and letter, sound recognition were below average at 60%, 57%, and 50%respectively. From the results, pre-primary experience in key in pupils’ reading achievement, where pupils who attended pre-primary school registering good grades in letter and sound recognition, word recognition and paragraph reading. Recommendations were made that parents be educated on the importance of early year’s education and teachers to design appropriate tasks in order to enhance and boost reading literacy among pupils