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Refiloe Mpakanyane spoke to Education economist at Stellenbosch University and the secretary of the National Reading Panel, Dr Nic Spaull, about the country's literacy challenges.
Bra Willie exclaimed: ‘The voice of the ancients warns that those who sh*t on the road, will meet flies on their way back’
Overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and a general lack of department support — all factors contributing to why less than a fifth of grade 4 pupils in SA schools are able to read for meaning.
Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
Helping a novice reader is so much more than teaching them the names of letters