The Qualibooks Group is looking to bring the fun back to reading with its online platform, kibooks.online. A fully online platform, kibooks.online provides children with access to around 8 000 books that they can read anywhere and at any time, says Christopher de...
Unlock the secrets to supporting your child’s reading journey in the coming year Image: Pexels Around the globe, classrooms are embracing a Structured Literacy approach to foster effective reading skills. Parents play a pivotal role in this process, needing to...
A Strategic Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility and B-BBEE Compliance Qualibooks is dedicated to fostering a culture of reading among South Africa’s youth by establishing both physical and digital library spaces. Our mission is not just about creating...
The online application system is being blamed for thousands of pupils missing out on school. While school began a week ago, thousands of pupils in Gauteng have not yet started their academic year. Unhappy parents have resorted to visiting the district offices in...
Reforming the education system is a bit like providing cough syrup for severe Covid-19. Hope, I am afraid, will not come from reform. We will only find it in total and complete system transformation. Literacy let-down In June we discovered that in 2021, according to...
Mother helping her son with his homework (Photo by: Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Afirst of its kind survey focusing on learner experiences has found that parental involvement in their child’s education has proven to result in safer environments,...
It’s that time of the year when students experience what is called ‘year-end fatigue’ – whether they be matrics getting ready for the most important exams of their school career, senior high school students aiming to perform at their best as they progress towards...
Basic education minister says her department is working with provinces to intensify the delivery of school infrastructure as the world marks World Teachers’ Day on Thursday. Minister of basic education Angie Motshekga. Image: ANDREWS Basic education minister...
The Department of Basic Education has wrapped up public consultations on its new proposed laws for schools in South Africa in eight provinces, with the Northern Cape the latest region to weigh in on the controversial changes. As has been the pattern across all...
A survey found only 32% of adults in South Africa read books regularly. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga this week encouraged parents to get books for their children to stimulate a culture of reading from a young age, after a survey found only 32% of...
Reading with comprehension is a vital skill that lays the foundation for a child’s academic success and life-long learning. However, more than simply decoding words, children must fully comprehend what they read to benefit from the reading experience. Shortfalls in...
The alarming revelation of declining literacy rates in South Africa as per the recent PIRLS study paints a distressing picture of the country’s educational landscape. The study reports that a staggering 81% of grade 4 learners cannot comprehend what they read,...
The country is facing a reading crisis with 41% of South Africans owning fewer than 10 books, according to a survey by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (Pamsa). But owning books should not be the sole measure of South Africa’s literacy...
We wanted to build a school. That was the dream we tossed around in our more ambitious moments, drunk on possibility from the small steps we’d taken with our education non-profit. We’d end every planning session by boldly stating: “And then we build a school.” It...
Reading allows us to be transported from our own world to another. Between the pages of a book, we can become immersed in the lives of fictional characters and learn about a culture entirely different from our own. We can also learn new words and phrases, experience a...
President Cyril Ramaphosa says last year’s improved matric results must encourage the basic education sector to redouble efforts to address the “extremely serious” problem of learner dropout and youth unemployment. Speaking at the 2023 Basic Education Sector Lekgotla,...
Parents and caregivers are always on the lookout for tools and activities that can help develop the young, curious minds of their children. Many can feel frustrated when they feel they don’t have access to such resources. The good news is that they don’t need...
The World Literacy Foundation says illiteracy is costing the country’s economy R119.03 billion as about 3 million people struggle to read, write and do basic maths. The nonprofit organisation released the Economic Cost and Social Impact of Illiteracy report on Sunday,...
