September 2018 Newsletter

September 2018 Newsletter
21 Sep 2018

September is literacy month and a time to reflect on the fact that after 24 years of democracy, the great majority of our young children are not able to read, or understand what they read. … This is not government’s problem alone – it is every South African’s problem. It is the one thing that this […]

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Wordworks contributes to From Words to Ideas: The role of literacy in enhancing young children’s development.
11 Sep 2018

We were proud to share our learning about early literacy materials development in isiXhosa at the 2018 UWC Conference on Early Childhood Literacy Development. We also attended the launch of a book from last year’s conference: From Words to Ideas: The role of literacy in enhancing young children’s development. Shelley O’Carroll and Isabella Hugow, together with […]

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Celebrating Early Literacy Champions in our network that bring energy, generosity of spirit, knowledge and insights to changing lives through literacy.
31 Aug 2018

There are so many women who have contributed to early literacy through our programmes with great dedication and passion! We are not able to introduce all of them, but we know that those who we have featured will inspire you.

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