The study reveals that the use of the mother tongue as the language of instruction in primary grades contributes largely to reading comprehension in secondary languages, such as Filipino and English, ...

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While the world celebrated International Literacy Day, South Africa faced a harsh reality: 81% of Grade 4 learners reportedly can decode words but cannot read for meaning, according to PIRLS 2021.

South Africa has produced one of the worst reading with meaning results in the latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study results. The assessment done with Grade 4 pupils reveals 81% ...