Literacy: The simple profound something we can all do
By Carole Bloch “In this society which urgently needs to educate citizens to be articulate and literate, there is something simple but profound we can all do – we can tell and read stories to children. Far from being a luxury, the story habit establishes in children...
67 Ideas to spark a love of reading and writing among children
“I love playing and chatting with children… feeding and putting them to bed with a little story… I like relaxing at the house, reading quietly, taking in the sweet smell that comes from the pots, sitting around a table with the family and taking out my wife and...
Narrowing the literacy gap: Making a case for the importance of early language and literacy development in South Africa
This learning brief summarises some of the most important findings of ‘Narrowing the Literacy Gap’, a recently published report coauthored by Dr Shelley O’Carroll and Rebecca Hickman. The report investigated opportunities to strengthen the literacy and language...