Foundation Phase
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From commitment to coherence: Reflections on the Western Cape’s reading and literacy strategy
At the launch of the Reading and Literacy Strategy 2026–30, reading was framed as fundamental to the entire schooling experience. The notion that reading is the air that we…
Mother-tongue education is failing
The numbers tell a politically uncomfortable truth. A survey of all Grade 4 children in Makhanda’s no-fee public schools this year found that 51% of isiXhosa learners taught in…
Give children high-quality books from Grades R-12: they will likely read them
Research shows that classroom libraries increase reading frequency by 70% compared with centralised libraries
What can go wrong in the teaching of reading?
Helping a novice reader is so much more than teaching them the names of letters
Covid sets education back years
The effects of the pandemic will still be felt by learners entering the school system in 2028
Pandemic hobbles learners’ futures
South African schools have yet to open for the 2021 academic year and experts are sounding the alarm over lost learning time, especially in the crucial grades one and 12
Education reduces issues plaguing poor countries
To give young people the best chance of success, the two ‘bookends’ to primary school — early childhood and secondary education — must be sturdy
Building the foundations of matric
Foundation schooling needs highly educated, dedicated teachers and this requires a recognition that this is a desired career choice.
On the mysteries of early learning
Pilot tests in Gauteng schools have cast new light on mediums of instruction in the foundation phase.
Languages of excellence
A school is pioneering a new method of teaching multilingual children in early grades.
Old-fashioned? Good!
Children in the foundation phase need teachers who they get to know, who they can relate to and who can give them more than instruction.