Handbook of Literacy in Africa

“This handbook is a valuable collection of papers highlighting the complexities of tackling the problem of improving basic literacy skills in the area that on a global scale arguably needs it most. ... this volume is likely to serve as a milestone and key resource in the literature on literacy in Africa for many years to come, and is a welcome addition to any Africanist bookshelf for researchers, policy makers, linguists, teachers, literacy workers and orthography developers alike.” (Matthew Harley, Linguistique et Langues Africaines, Vol, 10 (2), 2024)

Catherine McBride is Choh-Ming Li Professor Psychology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is Past President of both the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading and current President of the Association of Reading and Writing in Asia (until March of 2021). McBride has authored two books on literacy development and impairment, respectively and specializes in global reading and writing.

Bestern Kaani received his Ph.D.from Texas A & M University, USA and currently is a lecturer of special education at the University of Zambia. His research interests are in cross-language research and teacher preparation and has published and presented in international conferences on these topics.  

Gad Elbeheri is received his Ph.D. in Linguistics & English Language, from Durham University, UK and currently works as the Managing Director, Global Educational Consultants in Cairo, Egypt. Previously, he was the dean of the Australian College of Kuwait. He has published on the assessment and intervention in Arabic.