Hochul wants schools to go 'back to basics' to bolster reading scores, but will it work?
Hochul wants schools to go 'back to basics' to bolster reading scores, but will it work? New York State
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Hochul wants schools to go 'back to basics' to bolster reading scores, but will it work? New York State
Efforts by the Department of Basic Education to revise its National Reading Plan are under way, with officials pushing a ‘refined focus’ on early childhood and African home language development. However, some parliamentarians are seeking assurance that past mistakes won’t be repeated.
The inability of 81% of our learners to read for meaning is an indicator of a system failing to provide all the inputs necessary to give children a reasonable opportunity to learn to read, argues Cameron McConnachie.
The National Reading Plan was expected to assist provincial education departments enhance literacy in between 2019/20 and 2023/24.
A “massive reading campaign” for South African schools announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2019 has never got off the ground.