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 …

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 …

BACKGROUND: This article reports on a responsive extensive reading programme (ERP),
involving Grade 3 learners at two primary schools in the Eastern Cape over a duration of 20 …

This study draws on the preProgress in International Reading Literacy Study (prePIRLS)
2011 data. It aims to illustrate the effect of early home literacy activities and the early …

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 …

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 …

Since our country became a democracy various attempts have been made by the South
African government to improve the literacy levels in the country through various literacy and …

The authors discuss a paired reading program taking place in South Africa and the literacy
standards and programs being used in Australia. Despite being 7,500 miles apart and …

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 …

CEKISO, Madoda. Teachers' perceptions of reading instruction in selected primary schools
in the Eastern Cape. Reading & Writing [online]. 2017, vol. 8, n. 1, pp. 1-8. ISSN 2308-1422 …