Koforidua, Eastern Region

With a Degree in Basic Education from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, Belinda has 14 years of professional teaching practice, and spent the last four using Jolly Phonics as her primary teaching method for teaching children to read and write in English. The results she has continually seen have been splendid and outstanding! She is passionate and wiling to offer her expertise and render services to interested individuals and institutions who offer support in a child's education.

Achimota, Accra

Bernard has an ambitious passion for making sure every child gets to read. He is a professionally trained teacher with 8 years of teaching experience in both the private and public sectors. He has taught 6years with Jolly Phonics and 3 years with Jolly Grammar. He holds a Diploma in Basic Education, from the University of Cape Coast Ghana and trained at Presbyterian College of Education, Akropong Akuapem. He assisted Dorcas Baffoe Bonnie (Mrs.), a professional Jolly Phonics trainer, to do training for 12 Schools for the Jolly Phonics pilot project in 2013 in the GA WEST Municipal Education Directorate. He is currently the leader of the non-readers' section of the Sweet Melodies FM I-read Project, with Jolly Phonics as their flagship reading module in Ghana. He has seen many tremendous results in government school children, private school children, reading projects for NGOs (Utopia Wishlist Ghana), Orphanages (Teshi Orphanage), reading clubs and the training of teachers, and is keen to share his experiences with others through training and refresher courses so that they too can achieve outstanding results also.

Kumasi, Ashanti Region

Clare Lotsu is a trained professional teacher, teaching for 20 years. She has a Certificate from Tamale College of Education along with a Diploma in Basic Education and a Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood, both from the University of Cape Coast. She has been using Jolly Phonics since receiving training in 2015, and in 2016 was trained as a teacher-leader in Jolly Phonics for the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana.

Ghana

Dorcas Baffoe-Bonnie is a seasoned educator with 20 years of teaching experience, including over 10 years specializing in Jolly Phonics.  She holds a degree from the University of Science and Technology and a Child Welfare Certificate from the University of Leeds.  Dorcas offers consultancy and training for schools, focusing on Jolly Phonics, Jolly English, and Jolly Grammar, and provides tuition for struggling children both online and in-person.  In 2014, Dorcas played a significant role in Jolly Phonics pilot projects in Accra and Northern Ghana, and she has trained teachers in both the UK and Ghana.

Bogoso

Emefa Gyamfi graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, with a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is a Professional Teacher with over 23 years of teaching experience within the Ghana Education Service. She is currently an Assistant Director and Public Relations Officer (P.R.O) for Ghana Education Service in the Prestea Huni Valley Municipality of Ghana. She has and continues to chalk success in this regard. Her overriding passion is to teach, train, mentor, and coach public and private school teachers as well as parents in the promotion of literacy among children and adults with reading disabilities and or foundation challenges. Emefa has experience in training Jolly Phonics in Ghana, Canada, South Africa, and West Africa as a whole. In 2016, she assisted Universal Learning Solutions UK as a Teacher Leader for the Catholic Schools Jolly Phonics Project in Ghana. She also assisted Optimalph Consulting Ltd UK in Sierra Leone to deliver Jolly Phonics training to public school teachers. She is currently participating in the ongoing Jolly Phonics Ghana project as a trainer.

Accra

Esther Armah is a trained teacher by profession and proprietress of Esdoc Adult Education and Weekend School. She holds a Diploma in Early Childhood Education. Esther has been teaching with Jolly Phonics for four years now and has achieved tremendous results in the literacy development of children and adults alike. She was the Project Coordinator for the Read and Write Ghana Projects by Universal Learning Solutions (U.L.S.). She is ready as a Jolly Phonics Professional Trainer to train in both Ghana and beyond!

Tema

Esther graduated from the University College of Education with a diploma in Basic Education and currently pursuing her degree in Basic Education. She was using other phonics programmes until 2012 when she first came across Jolly Phonics and immediately switched her teaching to this programme and has been teaching with it ever since. Esther has said the use of Jolly Phonics to teach reading has bought so much success to Esther and her students as far as reading and writing is concerned. Esther's school was noted for very poor academic work, due to the inability of the students being able to read, but now the illiteracy among the students had reduced drastically, especially for those who have been learning with Jolly Phonics in Esther's class. She believes the actions and the songs are so unique and have made the programme engaging for children. Esther is currently running free Jolly Phonics lessons for pupils in my school at any level who could not read at all. The results have been awesome!  Esther is now available to travel for training needs.

Bolgatanga

Evelyn is a professional teacher who graduated from the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana with a Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education and was awarded a Masters in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of Ghana in 2017. She has over seventeen years of teaching experience in the public sector of education within Ghana, and is currently the Bolgatanga Municipal Early Childhood Coordinator in Ghana. Evelyn has been training teachers on how to teach children with reading and writing challenges, by using Jolly Phonics. She has seen a great improvement in children's reading and writing abilities and wishes to share her experiences with others. In her position as the Early Childhood Coordinator, Evelyn is able to offer training within Ghana and beyond!

Winneba, Central Region

Francisca holds a Diploma in Basic Education from the Gbewaa College of Education in 2013. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education with first-class honours from the University of Education, Winneba. She also holds a Master of Philosophy in Early Childhood Education from the University of Education Winneba with her research focused on how teachers use phonics to teach learners reading in early childhood centers.  From 2014 to date, Francisca has been using Jolly phonics to teach her learners reading and there has been a positive change in learner’s ability to read. Ever since she started using Jolly Phonics on her learners, they progressed at a quicker and less stressful rate than before. Additionally, she has been mentoring teachers in her school and many other Early Childhood Centers. She has had a series of trainings for both government and private school teachers who can see the results of their work shortly after they start using Jolly Phonics.  Francisca assisted Universal Learning Solutions UK as a teacher leader for the Catholic schools’ Jolly Phonics project in Ghana in 2016. She also supported INGITJPF as a trainer to train government school teachers across various districts in Ghana. Drawing on her in-depth knowledge and rich experiences, Francisca is ready to help other teachers in Ghana and beyond to acquire knowledge in Jolly phonics and the skills to help learners read in a fun, multi-sensory and effective way.

Accra

Grace is a kindergarten teacher in Accra, Ghana, who has been teaching Jolly Phonics for 11 years. She is a specialist in early childhood development with extensive knowledge of Jolly Phonics and Montessori education. She also holds a Diploma in Educational Psychology.

Winneba, Central Region

Gracelyn is a professional teacher with a Bachelor of Education (Basic) from the university of Education, Winneba, Ghana; and a Certified Jolly Phonics Professional Trainer. From 2014 to date, Gracelyn has been the Jolly Phonics facilitator in the Winneba Municipality. She has a specialisation in teaching literacy, in both English and the Fante language, using Jolly Phonics. The pupils who sit in her Jolly Phonics lessons exhibit proficiency in reading and writing so have been nicknamed “The Jolly Classes”. Gracelyn’s teaching of Jolly Phonics is not limited to pupils alone, but teachers alike! As a result, Gracelyn was awarded the Best Teacher for Jolly Phonics in 2015.

Greater Accra

Janet holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Management from the University of Ghana and has a research interest in Early Phonics Interventions on the Reading Performance of Children at Risk of Dyslexia. This passion has led her to accept and work with children with diverse special educational needs including children with dyslexia, mild autism, delayed speech, etc. where her use of Jolly Phonics with these children has yielded tremendous results. Her passion to support her learners, made her take up a number of CPD courses with University of London UCL Institute of Education (Supporting Children with Reading and Writing Difficulties) and Yale University (Overcoming Dyslexia) via Coursera and with British Council via Future Learn (English in Early Childhood: Language Learning and Development) She has over 10 years of experience teaching in Cambridge accredited schools and she also works as a preschool consultant, supporting schools with curriculum content and training. Janet has also played a major role in Jolly Phonics projects in Ghana since 2016, working with Universal Learning Solutions (ULS) and Optimalph Consulting Ltd, UK, to deliver trainings to government school teachers in districts across the country. She was also one of the JP team members who worked with the Universities and Colleges of Education to develop a Synthetic Phonics Student and Coordinators Handbook for the universities and colleges.

Accra

Elvera holds qualifications for Post Secondary Education, Marketing and Human Resource Management and has over 25 years of teaching experience at various levels of learners; from early years to adults. She is an adaptable and creative teacher, always finding ways to engage with her learners. Elvera has been teaching with Jolly Phonics for the past five years at the pre-school level. This programme has given her the upper hand to excel as the best KG teacher in 2017 for the GA-South Municipality, a huge achievement with thanks to Jolly Phonics! Elvera has found with Jolly Phonics, her pupils have a much better understanding of how to read and write, as well as pronounce the English language correctly. She has noticed they read with ease and with confidence, develop a good accent as well as a wide range of vocabulary, and they write independently. She is ready to help anyone achieve the same results.

Accra

Olivia Kubuafor is a professionally trained teacher and holds a Diploma in Basic Education from Accra College of Education, Ghana. Olivia has been teaching for the past five years and has been using Jolly Phonics for the past three with amazing outcomes! Children in her class read with ease. Olivia has also helped other teachers in her school and circuit acquire the knowledge and understanding of using Jolly Phonics to teach reading in their classrooms. This has always yielded positive results in their classes. Olivia has also supported INGITJPF to train teachers in other government schools in other districts. She regularly mentors teachers to effectively apply Jolly Phonics and Olivia is ready to share her experiences and knowledge with others to help make reading fun and effective in schools.

Accra

Perpetual Andoh, an Assistant Director 1(AD1)with the Ghana Education Service, has been teaching for the past 30 years in Ghana. She holds a Diploma in Basic Education (DBE) from the University of Cape Coast , also a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology (BA Psychology) form the Methodist University in Ghana and Master of Arts in Educational Leadership And Management from the University of Ghana Legon. Perpetual has been using Jolly Phonics to teach for the past nine years and has resulted in the tremendous improvement in her pupils' reading and writing skills. She has also been imparting the knowledge acquired in Jolly Phonics to colleague teachers, which has yielded positively in their classes.

Accra

I am a seasoned educator with over 30 years of teaching experience and a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Ghanaian Language from the University of Cape Coast. For the past 9 years, I have successfully integrated Jolly Phonics into my teaching, delivering remarkable literacy results. I currently serve as the Early Childhood Education Coordinator at the Ablekuma North Municipal Education Directorate, Accra, Ghana. My expertise lies in blending Jolly Phonics with Ghanaian language instruction, a combination that has significantly enhanced reading and writing skills among young learners. My commitment to improving early childhood education extends beyond my school; I have collaborated with INGITJPF to train teachers across multiple districts in Ghana, ensuring the widespread adoption of these effective literacy strategies. With a passion for teaching and a track record of success, I am eager to continue empowering educators and improving literacy outcomes for children.

Tema

Roberta Emma Amos-Abanyie is a professional trained teacher with 26 years of teaching experience, 10 years experience as a  Professionally Certified UK Jolly Phonics trainer for adults and children. She holds Qualifi Level 5 Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). She also holds a certificate in project management from University of Virginia. She holds a B.Ed. in Home Economics from the University of Education, Winneba. She holds a certificate in Exploring the World of English Language Teaching and Early Childhood; Language Learning and Development from the British Council, UK. She has 10 years experience facilitating Jolly Phonics training in Ghana, Namibia, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia and co-partnered with Dr. Busola Eshiet for the Jolly Buddies Project in Ghana (results publish on the Jolly Learning website here). In 2016, she assisted Universal Learning Solutions as a Country Director for the Catholic Schools Jolly Phonics Project. Roberta led the Read Easy Ghana Project for 116 districts in government schools in Ghana in collaboration with Optimal Consulting Ltd., UK and Jolly Learning Ltd., UK as the literacy consultant for INGITJPF. She also assisted Jolly Trainer Agnes in Uganda for a Jolly Phonics Pilot Project. She led the writing of the Synthetic Phonics manual for all the 46 Colleges of Education in Ghana with support from Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL). She is currently running a Reading Clinic for children with reading challenges and part of the writers for the NEW Secondary School Curriculum for Ghana ( English Intervention for Senior High Schools).  

Bolgatanga, Upper East Region

Stephen is a professionally trained teacher and holds a Bachelor degree with first class honours in Early Childhood Education. The ease and fun with which teachers and pupils engage in Jolly Phonics classrooms made the Jolly Phonics method a ready favourite to him. Although Stephen teaches in a rural community, his pupils achieve great progress in learning to read and write early because of the Jolly Phonics method. In addition to teaching, Stephen also mentors other teachers’ teaching of Jolly Phonics in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Upper East Region, Ghana.