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A Culture in Transition: Poor Reading and Writing Ability among Children in South African Townships.
Peer reviewedPretorius, E.; Naude, H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2002
This study examined factors contributing to poor literacy and numeracy development among black South African children ages 5.5 to 7 years. Findings pointed to a conglomerate of factors, namely inadequate visual-motor integration, poor visual analysis and synthesis, poor fine motor development, and inadequate exposure to mediated reading and…
Descriptors: Blacks, Children, Cultural Influences, Educationally Disadvantaged
