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2025 Road to Literacy

Why children should be encouraged to read books written in their mother tongue.
Why the use of pictures in storybooks and readers is important.
Why oral storytelling and reading to children are important.

An Author reads: How Hermit Crab found his home

Louise is an IT Research Manager, but her heart lies in all things creative. In 2003, whilst on maternity leave, Louise was inspired by all the children’s books she was reading and acquiring for her young son. She began pursuing opportunities to write books herself and so began her life as a children’s book author.

An Author reads: Kgosatsana Sentaole le morotswine

Helen Kgobane is a reading coach. Her focus is to train teachers in effective methodologies for teaching learners how to read. She has also developed a Setswana phonics programme for foundation phase and written stories for Big Books used for shared reading in the foundation phase.

An Author reads: Ben se lekker vakansie

Troula Goosen het op verskillende dorpe in die Wes-Kaap grootgeword, en het op Ceres gematrikuleer. Sy wou van kleintyd af stories skryf. Na matriek het sy Drama en Biblioteekkunde op Stellenbosch studeer, maar toe sy met ’n predikant trou, het haar lewe ander draaie geloop.

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SA schools could win small libraries

The AVBOB Road to Literacy campaign is under way in South Africa, which will strengthen the efforts of teachers and educators in improving literacy for especially young learners at underserved schools.