1. AMERICAN CORNER-KISUMU
THE NYAMNINIA READING TENT REPORT
1.1 Introduction
Nyamninia Primary School is located in Gem constituency, Yala District Siaya County. Nyamninia
Primary is a mixed day only school but recently the candidates are boarding. The school Institution
Type is classified as-ordinary.
Picture 1.1 Nyamninia Primary School.
1.2 Millennium Villages project
An organization with a vision to offering an innovative integrated approach to rural development, the
MVP addresses the challenges of extreme poverty in many overlapping areas:agriculture, education,
health, infrastructure, gender equality and business development.
The Millennium Villages Project is a project of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, the United
Nations Development Program, and Millennium Promise. It’s an approach to ending extreme poverty
and meeting the Millennium Development Goals.
Picture 1.2 Pupils with new uniforms donated by MVP.
1.3 Objectives of the reading tent
 Provide education geared towards development of the child’s mental and physical
capabilities.
 Develop the child’s self-awareness,self-esteem and self-confidence.

2.  Foster the child’s exploration skills, creativity, self-expression and discovery.
 Foster the spiritual and moral growth of the child.
Picture 1.3 The reading tent setting and read aloud session in a classroom.
1.4 The general activities
Language enables children to express themselves and satisfy their needs. Through language,
they communicate their feelings to others as they interact with them. A lot of learning occurs
in the process of interacting with environment.
 Oral Skills
Oral skills include listening and speaking skills, which are essential for reading and
writing readiness skills.
Picture 1.4 The E.C.D. class in progress.
 Reading Skills
Reading readiness skills involve training children to observe and interpret details in pictures,
objects or symbols. It also entails classification of objects by color, kind, shape, size and
texture.
Picture 1.5 The read aloud competition using e-books.
1.5 Benefits of the reading tent

3. A lot of learning occurs in the process of interaction. Children learn to speak as a result of living in an
environment where speech is part of everyday life. There is improved listening ability, consideration,
understanding and memory, development of vocabulary, the children learn to express themselves
freely and confidently, speaking clearly and fluently and use of acceptable speech habits.
They also develop eye hand coordination, develop interest in books, use basic tools for writing and
drawing, reason and think logically, recognize, read and write letters of the alphabet recognize and
write letters of the alphabet and to read simple words.
Picture 1.6 A pupil reading the letters of the alphabet and numbers.
1.6 Conclusion
After the program, the best three pupils in the reading and spelling competition were given
gifts while the best overall three schools were given trophies.
Picture 1.7 Mr. Moses Mwandihi and Madam Doris Moga giving out books and trophies to
participants.