LITERACY

This study investigates the impact of guidance and counseling on the adaptation of adult learners within literacy Centres in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. Five (5) research questions were raised to guide the study A total of One Hundred and Fourteen (114) adults learners selected from the Six (6) adult education centres in Oredo local government area where used for the study. The population is manageable as a result no sample was selected. The questionnaire was designed and validated by experts in the Department of Adult and Non-formal Education, Faculty of Education University of Benin. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques consisting of Tables, frequencies counts, and percentages. Findings of the study revealed that learners have at their disposal Vocational, Educational and Information guidance and counselling services .It was further revealed that to a very high extent and high extent guidance and counselling services in the centres are not private enough for free discussion, there is adequate consultation rooms where adults learners are supposed to go and discuss their problems with counselor and the amount of time allocated guidance and counselling services in the centres is sufficient, learners will leave the programme because of their inability to further. It was further recommended that the governments, parents and relevant stakeholders must actively be involved in providing supports where necessary towards ensuring the effectiveness of the guidance and counseling services in the various adult education centres in the area. It was also recommended that efforts should be made to create more awareness among adult learners on the importance role of guidance and counseling services and the need for them to embrace the programme.

The study was designed to investigate the Influence of Literacy on
Pupils Performance in Primary Schools in Ovia North-East Local
Government Area of Edo State. Three research questions and three research
hypothesis were also generated. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of this study consisted of the primary school pupils in the ninetyfive (95) public primary schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State where two hundred and fifty (250) primary school pupils were randomly selected from five (5) schools through the purposive sampling techniques. The YES or NO questionnaire was used while tables and simple percentages were used as method of data analysis. The findings of the study revealed that pupils in primary schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State are non-literates, that the ability of pupils to read and write significantly influence their academic performance in primary
schools in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State and that the total number of primary school pupils in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State who can read and write are not more than pupils who cannot read and write. Based on the above findings, recommendations were made.