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Language and literacy [SIRP/PrimTEd Teaching Reading study guide 2]
This is a very basic introduction to the linguistic (language study) terminology and concepts that underlie the teaching of reading and writing. It provides the essential linguistic concepts for teaching reading. Though suitable for all teachers of South African languages, many of the examples given in the study guide are particularly useful for those who will teach in Sesotho or IsiZulu. The study guide is an adaptation of Sesotho and isiZulu Reading Project (SIRP) material.
Reading fluency [PrimTEd Teaching Reading study guide 4]
This is a short introduction to the development of reading fluency in initial reading teaching. It describes the components of reading fluency and methods for developing and assessing it. The use of fluency norms and benchmarks in the South African context is outlined as are ways of testing oral reading fluency (ORF) in the classroom.
Introduction to teaching reading [PrimTEd Teaching Reading study guide 1]
This is a short introductory overview of the teaching of reading. It introduces some of the terminology and key concepts associated with literacy and the teaching of reading. Outlines are provided of the key processes in learning to read and of the necessary components of effective reading instruction programmes. It includes short self-tests for each unit in the Guide. As an introductory overview it does not provide specific instruction on the techniques used in teaching reading and writing, whether for home language or in a first additional language.
Foundation Phase Matters: Language and Learning in South African Rural Classrooms
The study looks at teacher instructional practice, learner performance outcomes, and intervention process design. It was designed to help develop an instructional toolkit for Grades R to 3 in the Eastern Cape context. The report concludes with an identification and of the binding constraints in the system and presents proposals for key interventions that could contribute to the transformation of foundation phase instructional practice on a wider system scale.
