by PrivateLabel | Jun 22, 2021 | Dictionaries
In South Africa, most children are required to learn a second language (called the First Additional Language – FAL) at Foundation Phase level (Grades 1-3). For the vast majority of non-English HL speakers in our multilingual society, that FAL is English as from Grade...
by PrivateLabel | Feb 11, 2021 | Covid-19, Schools
According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) of 2016, almost 80% of South African Grade 4 learners do not understand what they read. One cause of this is that many teachers are overwhelmed by large classes, and another is that schools lack...
by PrivateLabel | Oct 28, 2020 | Schools, Uncategorized
Respected speech-language therapist Elizabeth Nadler-Nir unpacks the common and uncommon reading challenges experienced by children, and how Oxford Reading Safari – a unique, personalised and online reading programme – addresses them. She also provides...
by PrivateLabel | Oct 19, 2020 | Schools, Uncategorized
Oxford University Press South Africa, in proud collaboration with AMESA (Association for Mathematics Education of South Africa), hosted a free webinar on Saturday, 17 October, to support mathematics teachers to develop and enhance Grade 12 learners’ problem solving...
by PrivateLabel | Oct 6, 2020 | Schools, Uncategorized
We sat down (virtually) with respected speech-language therapist Elizabeth Nadler-Nir, who is the brainchild behind Oxford Reading Safari (ORS). She tells us a bit about herself, what inspired her to invent ORS, and shares simple tips for parents to keep their...