How you can prepare your child for Grade R?

How you can prepare your child for Grade R?

30 June 2015 1:37 PM

Children grow very fast. Before you know it they’ll be old enough to start schooling and the question remains; are you ready?

In South Africa, Grade R is the entry year into the foundation phase of primary schooling. Children between four or five years of age are eligible to enter Grade R.

We spoke to Dr Naseema Shaik, a lecturer in Language Education at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, about getting children ready for Grade R.

Dr Shaik conducted research into how Grade R teachers understood child participation and how it was implemented in their classrooms.

Why is Grade R important?

Beginning year of foundation phase
Vital to children’s learning
It focuses on the holistic development
It contributes to children’s later success

Listen to the full conversation on the Pippa Hudson Show with Africa Melane:

Written by: Lengwadishang Ramphele

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