General information
Title
Improving Early Grade Reading Instruction in Home Language Foundation Phase
ID
XM-DAC-2-10-8079
CRS ID
2022008079
Start date
End date
Activity status
Implementation
Budget
€5.971.810
Actor
VVOB - Vlaamse Vereniging voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking en technische Bijstand
Country
SOUTH AFRICA
Sector
Education - Basic - Primary education
Aid type
Core support to NGOs, other private bodies, PPPs and research institutes
Priority partner country
Yes
Fragile state
No
Least developed country
No
Budgetline
54 20 356072 NGO Programs
Finance type
GRANT
Tied status
No
Flow type
ODA
Body
General
Improving Early Grade Reading Instruction in home language in Foundation Phase Reading is the foundational skill upon which all others build. However, in South Africa a very high number of children do no learn to read for meaning, e.g. PIRLS (2016) shows that 78% of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning in their home language.
To address this, VVOB will support the Department of Basic Education (DBE), the South African Council for Educators (SACE) and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Department of Education (KZNDoE) to improve Early Grade Reading Instruction for Home Language in Foundation Phase.
International reviews of interventions to improve early grade reading instruction show the effectiveness of what is often referred to as the ‘education triple cocktail’. This consists of lesson plans, reading resources and training & coaching. The pilots of the Early Grade Reading Studies in South Africa confirmed this and identified on-site teacher coaching as crucial. However, the fact that a very high number of schools need to be supported by limited numbers of...(+10 characters extra in FundHub text)