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While SA still digests President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address from last night, an even bigger crisis has worsened among grade 4 pupils as they miss the mark in terms of literacy.
Eighty-two percent of South African children in grade 4 cannot read for meaning in any language.
Children learn better when they are playing and having fun, says expert
The 2023 Reading Panel report paints a picture of a country in the grips of a reading crisis, with no national plan on how to break free.
Basic literacy among children in South Africa has declined, a new report from the 2030 Reading Panel has found, with only the Western Cape and Gauteng taking steps to address the literacy crisis.