Preparing your pre-schooler for reading

by Oxford University Press | Feb 11, 2021 | Schools News, Covid-19

According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) of 2016, almost 80% of South African Grade 4 learners do not understand what they read. One cause of this is that many teachers are overwhelmed by large classes, and another is that schools lack...

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