Helping little ones improve their literacy one hour at a time
A Johannesburg primary school has introduced a transformative literacy programme that will give its little ones an important boost when it comes to developing reading, writing and language skills.
With an overwhelming 96.3% of grade 1s at Chivirikani Primary in Katlehong requiring reading and writing support, the Shine Literacy Chapter was launched at the school in partnership with Dare to Care in mid-February.
Marilize Grove, chapter manager from Shine Literacy, says there are 1,176 volunteers who deliver Shine Literacy programmes to 7,309 children in 77 schools across four provinces.
Since 2007, Shine Literacy has supported 17,000 children, she says.
The non-profit organisation was founded in 2000 to tackle unacceptably low literacy rates in the junior grades, especially among low-income communities in SA.
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