Significant challenges exist globally regarding literacy teaching and learning. To address
these challenges, key features of how the brain works should be taken into account. First …

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 …

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

This article reports on the effectiveness of a reading comprehension intervention that was
implemented in Namibia. It aimed to empower teachers with knowledge and strategies for …

This article, located in the discipline of academic literacy studies, draws upon the fields of
critical realism, design research, and evaluation studies. It reports on the validation of a …

In this chapter, we show how research related to early reading in South Africa has
mushroomed in the second decade of this century, resulting in large longitudinal datasets …

Reading is developed over time and involves the interaction of both simple and complex
skills characterised by a hierarchical sequence of foundational reading skills. However …

Curriculum reform is one of many elements contributing to learner performance within an
education system. Since 1994, South Africa has undergone three curriculum changes, yet …

Large-scale assessments of reading, such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy
Study (PIRLS), are useful for understanding reading development. PIRLS aims to provide …

The current Curriculum Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS), introduced in 2012, provided
a far more explicit, structured and content focussed curriculum than its predecessors. Having …