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Why Kusoma is the Answer During COVID 19 School Closures

By Tabitha Makumi, Enabling Support Foundation Communications & PR.

Developed by educators at Enabling Support Foundation, Kusoma is an early reading and learning app with more than 200 words which teach meaning and pronunciation in early child development. 

Created with the intent of teaching meaning of words in early child learning, Kusoma has been used successfully in more than 50+ schools in Kenya and Uganda. 

In a previous article regarding the use of Kusoma in Kenya and Uganda, Dr. Robert Zenhausern shares, “Kusoma is a different approach to reading that was born in Uganda in May 2017 and now has over 50 schools and over 10,000 students in the two East African Countries.” 

With children across the globe at home and parents taking the role of educators, Kusoma comes in handy in assisting children in early learning (nursery), Primary 1 and on-wards say the words, learn the meaning and hopefully, pronounce the words right. 

“It teaches reading by the word, in the same way as listening.  Show and say the word,” Dr Robert adds.

Learn more about the approach of Education 21 by visiting Enabling Support Foundation's website

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