NaCCA should crack whip on reckless publishers
Textbooks must be well written as they help to guide learners in their academic journey.
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In other words, they serve as a foundational resource for learners to acquire accurate knowledge.
It, therefore, becomes problematic when textbooks are riddled with grammatical mistakes. It becomes even more difficult when there are grammatical errors in English Language textbooks aimed at improving schoolchildren's literacy.
Textbooks devoid of grammatical gaffes help schoolchildren speak and write good English. Every textbook, in one form or another, contributes to the teaching of English.
In other words, effective literacy is the anchor for other literacies.
Therefore, those who author and produce textbooks and storybooks for schoolchildren must be mindful of their grammar. They must pursue excellence in their work, so to speak.
Unfortunately, the reality is that some publishers are not committed to producing high-quality textbooks for learners; they downplay proofreading & editing. As a result, it is common to find lots of anomalies in several textbooks these days.
For instance, l got upset recently after reading an English Language textbook for Basic One learners and spotting some unpardonable grammatical mistakes in it. How can young learners benefit from such a substandard book? Can anybody author books for schoolchildren?
This book is being sold on the market, albeit nothing shows that it has been approved by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA). It appears the publisher recklessly skipped NaCCA's approval processes.
Schoolchildren deserve high-quality textbooks; therefore, the Ghana Education Service and NaCCA should crack the whip on reckless and irresponsible publishers who wittingly skip approval processes to sell their thrashy books to schools.
Anthony Kwadwo Kyei,
Proofreader/editor.
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