Literacy crisis deepening in South Africa, says new report
Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
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Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
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.
Children are far behind in learning to read and it is getting worse
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.
Good-natured and compliant are just some adjectives used to describe the average personality of a local South African - while paying bills on time, noticing variations in what they pay for versus what they get in return...