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Download full textBongiwe Mtambo; Lindiwe Tshuma – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2023
Background: According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS, 2006 with 87%, 2011 with 82%, 2016 with 78%, 2021 with 81%), an international reading comprehension assessment conducted at the Grade 4 level, South African learners perform very poorly in reading comprehension, even when reading in their African home languages.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Reading Comprehension
Mikaela A. Daries; Tracy N. Bowles – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Research acknowledges the importance of phonological processing and orthographic processing for reading and spelling in both consistently and inconsistently written languages. While the focus has tended to be on the role of phonological processing in languages with consistent orthographies, the role of orthographic processing,…
Descriptors: African Languages, Elementary School Students, Phonology, Language Processing
