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Promoting Literacy through Reading Programmes for First-Year University Students

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Shober, Dianne – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, 2016

University lecturers share a concern for incoming varsity students who lack the literacy competence to succeed in their courses. Given the strong correlation between reading and literacy, the English Department commenced an innovative and effective reading programme which witnessed positive and enthusiastic results. By engaging students in reading…

Descriptors: Literacy, Reading Motivation, Reading Programs, College Freshmen

Improving South African Third Graders' Reading Skills: Lessons Learnt from the Use of Guided Reading Approach

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Makumbila, Mohlanhledi P.; Rowland, Charline B. – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2016

This professional development project, known as Literacy Leadership Project, enabled four Foundation Phase teachers in South Africa to implement the Guided Reading approach. Developed by American researchers Fountas and Pinnell (1996), Guided Reading helps elementary students strengthen their phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension…

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Small Group Instruction, Elementary School Students