Latest articles on Progress In International Reading Literacy

Every child deserves to be read aloud to

Article Staff Reporter - 15 Feb 2019

Of paramount importance is the enjoyment of reading, a responsibility that not only rests on the shoulders of educators, but also of parents

How you can be part of the solution to our literacy crisis

Article Shelley Ocarroll 1 - 26 Nov 2018

It is not a problem government can solve alone — individuals can also contribute resources and their time

Better trained teachers will lead to economic transformation

Article Staff Reporter - 21 Sep 2018

The World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report 2016, which ranks the quality of education in 139 countries, placed South Africa 137th

Children must be able to read with comprehension about their heritage

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Sep 2018

Literacy in South Africa has to improve if people are to have a better quality of life

South Africa’s reading crisis: Focus on the root cause, not the peripherals

Article Staff Reporter - 20 May 2018

Initiatives to tackle South Africa's reading crisis must take the country's realities into account

Foundation phase calls for new idea

Article Joanne Hardman - 19 Apr 2018

The manner of testing children focuses on what they know and ignores their potential to learn

Teach in first language, it’s the key to success

Article Masennya Dikotla - 2 Feb 2018

Switching to second-language teaching too early places pupils at a great disadvantage

Reading must be central to our lives

Article Staff Reporter - 26 Jan 2018

Reading, especially of African languages, is a complex, under-researched area undertaken by teachers and subject advisers who are ill-prepared

We do have solutions for SA’s reading crisis

Article David Harrison - 26 Jan 2018

Several excellent projects could be expanded immediately — for a meagre R500-million a year

Learning can’t prosper in a broken society

Article Clive W Kronenberg - 12 Jan 2018

Social ills, plus the effect of poverty, are reflected in our schools and require redress at many levels

Literacy must start at infancy

Article Shelley Ocarroll 1 - 15 Dec 2017

Parents and early childhood educators are as vital as foundation phase teachers

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