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Research outputs: READING
2016 Learning with a little help from some friends
If 'learning to read' is ineffective, it will prevent students from later developing the ability of 'reading to learn'. This has devastating...
2016 The viability of individual oral assessments for learners: insights gained from two intervention evaluations
It is essential for learners to develop foundational literacy skills, ideally, in the first grade of formal education. These skills are then...
Download this report2015 Young people being literate in a digital space: what can textspeak tell us?
Recognising the challenge facing many young South Africans in accessing affordable, appropriate reading material and content, the FunDza Lit...
2013 School resources and the gender reading literacy gap in South African schools
The importance of reading literacy as a foundation for academic success is widely acknowledged. What is less well understood is why gender p...