by Andrea George | Nov 1, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
The last week in October was an energising, enriching and fulfilling week with partners who are engaging with our programmes. Home-School Partnerships (HSP) parent graduation at Hillwood Primary School: Stellar training in isiXhosa with the Primary Science Programme...
by Andrea George | Oct 24, 2017 | Latest news
The Wordworks team was privileged to spend some time with Jane Oakhill, Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex, and Prof Carsten Elbro, an expert on dyslexia from the University of Copenhagen. Jane was one of the keynote speakers at the recent 2017 LITASA...
by Andrea George | Oct 23, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
Thank you to the Co-ordinators who worked hard to assess the Ready Steady Read Write Programme Grade One learners at the beginning and middle of this year. At this workshop, we were excited to share with them reports that we compiled for each school indicating...
by Andrea George | Sep 27, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
Much has been said about the great need to make quality local books available and affordable, especially for young children. During literacy month in September, we are celebrating a collaborative initiative that is making it possible for many more children to have...
by Andrea George | Sep 18, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
In September, we met in East London with our partners, Institute of Training and Education for capacity building (ITEC), Khululeka, Early Inspiration, and K2A. In a detailed feedback session we discussed their experiences of training and supporting Grade R teachers...
by Andrea George | Sep 12, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
A group of dedicated teachers and social workers from schools in the West Coast Education District graduated as facilitators of the Wordworks Home-School Partnerships Programme (HSPP) on Saturday 9th September. Although 30 people from 9 schools qualified, only 20 from...
