This Book Week, don’t stress about the costume and don’t worry about what the other mums or dads are sewing or buying. Costumes are fun but what matters is to let your kid read what they enjoy.
Children need time and space to enjoy the books they choose to read in schools.
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The problem in learners’ reading performance lies in how reading is taught in most South African schools. Learners are not taught to understand the written word and make sense of it for themselves.
Six year olds are deciding whether they are good readers or not based on how many books they’ve read.
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