EFF on decrease in reading and literacy in SA schools - POLITICS
Fighters say the African child is disposable in the ANC government's pursuit of thieving
Source: politicsweb.co.za
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South Africans can see and feel the devastating effects of daily power cuts on their lives and livelihoods. The country’s literacy crisis, by contrast, is far less visible but its impacts are likely to be even more devastating if not addressed. The 2021 Progress in International Reading and Literacy Study shows that the percentage of Grade 4 learners, children aged either nine or ten years old, who cannot read for meaning in any language has increase to over 81%. In 2016, the figure stood at 78%.
Source: engineeringnews.co.za
Children must be immersed in literacy practices to overcome SA's reading crisis
81% of grade four learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning.
Source: 702.co.za
The Western Cape's R1.2bn plan to get learning and teac...
The Western Cape government is investing R1.2-billion into our #BackOnTrack programme over the next three years – a big, bold intervention to reverse Covid learning losses and improve learning outcomes.
Source: dailymaverick.co.za
Government criticised for blaming Covid for the country's literacy crisis
Department of basic education needs to take responsibility for “devastating” literacy rates, say opposition and civil society
Source: groundup.org.za