7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
The power of engaging around stories: Evidence from the Biblionef and Western Cape Education Department Book Project October 2018 In 2016, book donation organisation Biblionef – with the support of DGMT, the South African Library and Information Trust (SALI) and...
7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
We were so excited by the fact that Nal’ibali mobilised South Africans to read to 1 294 345 children on World Read Aloud Day this year, that we asked them to tell us how they did it: You have seen an 80% increase in the number of children who were read to on World...
7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
First published by the Sowetan on 2 June 2016. We often hear about South Africa’s dismal education outcomes and low literacy rates. We have also been hearing that early literacy, reading for joy, and growing up around books can change the life trajectories of...
7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
What Motivates Young People to Read? By the Fundza Literacy Trust The FunDza Literacy Trust recently tested trends in their user-statistics against three main theories of reading motivation. In this short article they share their key findings and discuss the...
7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
Finding the Courage to Fail By Katie Huston Katie Huston is Portfolio Manager for DGMT’s Creative Learners Portfolio. In this article, she reflects on an experience in the Eastern Cape where our education system’s ability to cultivate learners with the confidence to...
7 Oct , 2023 | Experience
Addressing South Africa’s Education Crisis: The Promise of Mother-Child Booksharing By Mark Tomlinson Mark Tomlinson from the Stellenbosch University shares the highly encouraging findings of the impact evaluation of their book-sharing training programme for South...
