Factors which are barriers to preschool teachers' use of English as the medium of instruction
and facilitating strategies used to overcome those barriers can be complex. This study …

A number of post-colonial countries in Africa have introduced home language instruction for
the initial years of schooling. This policy is particularly challenging in mathematics, as there …

In this chapter we present the findings of a review of the literature on language policy
implementation in early grade mathematics for the period from 2010 to 2020. To situate the …

Poor mathematics performance and low socio-economic status variables in South Africa are
skewed towards a black child due to the history of colonization and apartheid. These …

In South Africa's reception classes (Grade R), the harsh reality is that the sector is beset by
serious challenges. As part of a broader professional development study, this article focuses …

Background: This article critically examines the nature of isiXhosa translations in
mathematics learning materials, specifically focusing on the doubling and halving unit within …

This chapter presents the systematic review of whole-childhood education in South Africa.
The review was guided by two research questions:(1) How Apartheid influenced whole …

Teaching early grade mathematics in a rural, no-fee, African language-dominant school,
typical of South Africa's mainstream education system, requires different skills and …

Many learners of mathematics struggle with fractions, frequently considering fractions to be
two different unrelated numbers. In this paper four mathematics texts, translated From …

This study examined teacher practices used to mediate the SePedi mathematics register in
South African multilingual classrooms. The study was conducted in Foundation Phase …