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Reading in African languages - an Annotated Bibliography

This annotated bibliography was compiled by Professor Lilli Pretorius of UNISA as part of the Primary Teacher Education Project (PrimTEd). It gives a summary ...

Reading in English as a First Additional Language. An annotated bibliography 2007-2021

This annotated bibliography was compiled by Claire Biesman-Simons and Kerryn Dixon with Elizabeth Pretorius as part of the Primary Teacher Education Project ...

Reading instruction and phonics: theory and practice for teachers

A clear and detailed guide to teaching English literacy through a synthetic phonics approach. Provides a detailed sequence of instruction.

Sesotho and IsiZulu Reading Project research report

This is a report on a research survey undertaken in 2019 to establish the present state of teaching Sesotho and isiZulu reading in a home language at the ...

Six key study units on reading developed by SIRP

Presentation made to a PrimTEd seminar in February 2020 outlines the six units being developed in 2020 which will be made available in Sesotho and IsiZulu.

Skilled reading in isiZulu: what can we learn from it?

Study of what the orthography of isiZulu requires of readers. As an agglutinative language with a conjoined writing system, isiZulu carries meaning not only in ...

Springboard for Talent: Language Learning and Integration in a Globalized World

The Salzburg Global Seminar convened the session Springboard for Talent: Language Learning and Integration in a Globalized World in Salzburg, Austria, in ...

Submission dealing with reading from Nic Spaull to the State President’s Roundtable on Strategies for long-term prosperity

Supporting transition or playing catch-up in Grade 4? Implications for standards in education and training

Description of an intervention programme designed to support the transition to English as the medium of instruction in Grade 4 in a township school, using a ...

Teach in first language, it’s key to success

Opinion piece by the Director of the Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy on why switching to second-language teaching too early places pupils at a ...