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Direct linkVan Staden, Annalene – Perspectives in Education, 2011
The inability of many English second-language (ESL) learners to read at desirable levels is universal, but reasons for this and solutions have not yet been addressed. Within the South African teaching context especially there is a paucity of evidence-based research findings available on the literacy challenges faced by ESL learners and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Ability, Direct Instruction, Elementary School Students
Webb, Paul; Mayaba, Nokhanyo – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2010
This study investigates the effects of a scientific literacy strategy which focuses on reading, writing, talking and doing science on the development of grade six and seven learners' general literacy skills, both in their home language (isiXhosa) and the language of classroom instruction (English). A mixed method design was used. Quantitative data…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Grade 6, Grade 7
