WORKSHOP

Rose Hayford Darko, Tema .

Students from basic schools in six deprived communities in the Tema Municipality have benefited from a training programme in dictionary use , reading and library management in schools at a workshop in Tema .

The students who were drawn from Ogbojo, Ashaiman , Adjetey Ansah ,Sebrebor and Oyibi basic schools were taken through the use of dictionary manually and by the use of a computer , reading and language communication by resource persons from Unimax McMillan .

They were also presented with 100 dictionaries , 400 supplementary readers and note pads all valued at 1,800 Ghana cedis .(18 million cedis ).

The training programme was organized by the Rotary Club of Tema Meridian in collaboration with Unimax McMillan.

The Municipal Director of Education , Ghana Education Service Mrs Lucy Kwapong , who received the items on behalf of the schools , thanked the Club for their gesture especially for targeting pupils who needed it most .

She said it was necessary to address the need for use of dictionaries which will help the children to build on their reading capabilities .

Mrs Kwapong commended them and described the move as a very bold initiative because dictionary is a very important tool in the study of any language which is used officially in communication and in business transactions .

She noted that since language is dynamic , the school child needed to learn to use the dictionary to be able to build a rich store of vocabulary .

Mrs Kwapong stated that the correct use of words will avoid malapropism when the children are communicating and also constant use of the dictionary will ensure that they did not spell words wrongly.

Commending the Club , Mrs Kwapong hoped the exercise will whip up the interest of the school children to use the dictionary and encourage them to speak English fluently.

She called on the beneficiary students to count themselves fortunate and therefore advised them to exhibit what they had learnt and impart the knowledge to others .

Mrs Kwapong hoped that Rotary will extend such interventions to help humanity in general and more school children .


The President of the Rotary Club of Tema Meridian Mrs Gloria Moncar - Tay explained that the purpose of the programme was to help address the enormous need for the improvement of literacy in schools .

She commended teachers for working hard and suggested that their efforts were complemented with the provision of essential tools to work with .


Mrs Tay said the tools which are made up of teaching and learning materials will facilitate the process of education .

She was optimistic that the skills acquired at the workshop and the donations will enhance and support vocabulary development and communication in schools .

Mrs Tay stated that the club was committed to the development of quality education and will continue to offer assistance where needed to help education to grow .

A team of resource persons from Unimax McMillan led by Mr Sampson Gyampoh took turns to have participatory sessions with the students .