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[box title=”Why” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#376389″ icon=”bullhorn” icon_style=”border” icon_shape=”circle” align=”center”]Numeracy and literacy are essential skills for future schooling success.
Currently, 84% of SA Grade 3 learners are below grade level in numeracy.1
More than half of Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning.2
A third of Grad
e 4 learners are completely illiterate in any language.3
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[box title=”What we do” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#376389″ icon=”lightbulb-o” icon_style=”border” icon_shape=”circle” align=”center”]We use technology to supplement foundation phase numeracy & literacy.
At our Diepsloot incubation hub, we’re testing the online programs, Reading Eggs and Maths Seeds. In partnership with the Click Foundation, the programs teach core maths and literacy skills with fun online games and activities.
2015 Numbers: 240 Grade R-1 learners
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[box title=”How we measure” border_width=”1″ border_color=”#376389″ icon=”group” icon_style=”border” icon_shape=”circle” align=”center” ]We conduct formal assessments with a treatment and control group to measure progress over time.
A baseline assessment has been conducted and the comparative analysis will take place in term 3, 2016.
The Grade R-1 treatment group attends computer-based sessions with their teachers 3-4 times a week.
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