July 2018 Newsletter

July 2018 Newsletter
18 Jul 2018

“If you visited schools where tutors are using the Ready Steady Read Write programme to support young children learning to read and write, you would be struck by children contributing eagerly to conversations about books and a strong message to children that it’s important to try even if they can’t write perfectly. You would see […]

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Learning to Read in African Languages: Panel Discussion
15 Jun 2018

Thanks to everyone who participated in the really exciting and intense discussion about the important issue of learning to read in African languages hosted by Education Fishtank and Funda Wande in June. The panel represented a wide range of expertise, experience and passion in the field. Big themes included: how language and power are interlinked; […]

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Ready Steady Read Write tutors meet to reflect and refresh
5 Jun 2018

Ready Steady Read Write (RSRW) tutors from across the Cape Metro came together during May at 7 different cluster meetings to reflect on their sites, solve problems and share ideas with each other and their Wordworks mentors. We enjoyed the opportunity to refresh tutors’ content knowledge- how to support young children’s writing was the focus […]

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