Sparking the conversation on literacy: Q&A with Marcie Craig Post
Marcie Craig Post is Executive Director of the International Literacy Association (ILA), which supports the Pan-African Reading for All Conference. Here she shares some insights about her organisation, its links with the conference, and what she has learned during her...Working knee to knee with schools in Kenya
Teachers need a range of culturally relevant, locally developed tools if they are to improve literacy in their learners. This statement by Professor Helen Inyega from the University of Nairobi in Kenya summed up four presentations which she delivered at the combined...Inspired by reading…
Two Tanzanian teachers attending the Pan-African Literacy for All conference have been so inspired by the event that they have ambitions to form a reading association in the country. Pamela Bhanji of the Foundation International School and Albert Katagira of Usiime...Sparking the conversation on literacy: Q&A with three Kenyan teachers
Earlier this year, three Kenyan teachers won places at the Pan-African Literacy for All Conference 2015 thanks to competitions sponsored by Oxford University Press. Salyne Nyongesa, teacher at St Anthony Boy’s High School in Kitale, Pete Ombwogor, Principal at St...Animals: a new tool for fighting illiteracy?
Animals don’t often feature in lists of tools used to combat literacy issues, but one South African researcher has highlighted the positive impact that our furry friends can have on reading levels. Zanne van Eeden, a Masters of Education student at the University of...Engaging teachers to improve local language literacy
For optimal literacy and learning, young children should be taught in their mother tongue. At RASA2015 – the combined 9th Pan African Reading for All and the 10th Reading Association of South Africa conference – which took place in Cape Town last week, this...Kenyan reading project showcased at Pan-African Literacy Conference
In the Kajiado region of Kenya, literacy is an important issue. Research indicates that just 30 percent of parents are able to read and write, and there low levels of literacy among teachers. A project designed to address these problems was highlighted at the 2015...Improving girls’ literacy in Zambia
A former teacher presented at the 2015 Pan-African Literacy for All Conference on Wednesday about research that has helped more than 30,000 Zambian students to improve their literacy. The Quality Reading Materials project provided 55 schools in the Petuake and Kafue...Launching Oxford Global Languages: “living dictionaries” for isiZulu and Northern Sotho are born
Two African languages, isiZulu and Northern Sotho, became the first to take part in a global language initiative at a launch event at the 2015 Reading Association of South Africa (RASA) and Pan-African Literacy for All Conference last night. Oxford Global Languages is...
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