In a recent episode of Carte Blanche and reported in many newspapers, it has been established that South Africa’s grade 4 learners cannot read, according to the Basic Education Minister, Angie Motshekga. This comes after an international study revealed that grade 4 learners in South Africa had the worst reading ability in the world, with…
We all love to hear “Read this to me, please!” because it means that our children are interested in books. But do you sometimes wonder whether there are ways that you could improve your reading-for-enjoyment times with your children? The most important thing is for you to enjoy yourselves because that way your children will…
One common question I get asked often is: can young children understand what they are reading? This question comes from parents that have seen videos of children reading books at just 3 and 4 years old, and also of videos of other very young children that learned to read early using my Reading Program It’s a legitimate question, because…