Background: Literacy education in the foundation phase is a global concern. Studies have
shown that mastering literacy in the first three years of school ensured academic success …

Due to concern about the literacy situation in South Africa (schools being near the bottom of
the international systemic measures of performance in literacy), and the important role that …

Academic literacy development within the secondary schooling system in South Africa has
reached crisis proportions, with a large number of students exiting the system unable to …

This research was prompted by the discrepancy between levels of achievement in Grade 9
in a township school and the expectations at Further Education and Training (FET) Grades …

Early literacy teaching and learning in the foundation phase of rural schools in South Africa
experience persistent challenges. In order to address some of these challenges, a national …

The purpose of our study was to identify effective teaching practices that lead to improved
literacy outcomes for children in the early years of school aiming to build an evidential link …

While it is of utmost importance to scrutinise reading literacy development practices at South
African schools where learners are failing to progress in their reading development in the …

Various South African and international studies indicate that the preparation of teachers to
teach reading is inconsistent across universities worldwide. Teacher preparation …

As a developing country, South Africa is faced with challenges in the sphere of education
which have a direct impact on the literacy level of learners. Learners are taught in a …

Reading ability is currently a matter of great concern in South Africa. Students in this country
have difficulty in reading and writing and are often functionally uneducated. This study …