Using three different studies on early grade reading from no-fee schools across in South
Africa, this paper establishes short-term learning losses in reading for grade 2 and 4 …

As the use of process data in large-scale educational assessments is becoming more
common, it is clear that data on examinees' test-taking behaviors can illuminate their …

In many countries, children need to become proficient in both their home language (L1) and
an international language, such as English (L2). Governments face tradeoffs in how to …

In this chapter, we provide a review of recent efforts to benchmark early grade reading skills
in African languages in South Africa. We start by arguing for different benchmarks for the …

Abstract DARIES, Mikaela A.; BOWLES, Tracy N. and SCHAEFER, Maxine N.. The
contributions of reading and phonological awareness for spelling in grade three isiXhosa …

There is increasing evidence that letter knowledge is a significant predictor of early grade
reading achievements and that interventions designed to improve learning of this …

Reading comprehension depends on oral language competence and word reading ability,
as per the simple view of reading. While this theory has been studied in Western, Educated …

Background: Research acknowledges the importance of phonological processing and
orthographic processing for reading and spelling in both consistently and inconsistently …

Background The Progress in International Reading and Literacy 2021 results draw stark
attention to an ongoing crisis in primary education in South Africa. Research attempting to …

Despite many interventions that have been implemented to address the challenges in
teaching reading, few successes have been achieved. This article explores teachers' …