Materials and resources
Wordworks materials
All the materials below are free for you to download, print and use.
This booklet is a guide for parents and caregivers of young children and includes practical ideas for supporting informal learning at home. The booklet is available in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa.
These handouts give suggestions on how to support learning at home through talking, reading books, telling stories, drawing and writing.
This pack contains game boards, picture cards and word cards for teaching early reading and writing. These resources are available in English and Afrikaans.
‘Little Books’ instructions and examples
These books can be printed out for children to fold, colour in and read. The books are available in English, Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.
The alphabet charts can be used to help children to learn letter-sounds. They are available in English, Afrikaans, isiZulu and isiXhosa.
These picture sequences can be used to develop oral and written language skills. Use the pictures to tell a story and then encourage children to retell the story in their own words. Older children can use the picture sequences to help them to write a short story.
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Wordworks programme overviews
To find out more about setting up one of our programmes, click on the links below which provide an overview of the Early Literacy Programme and Home-School Partnership Programme, and details of programme goals, methods and roles.
Early Literacy Programme overview
Home-School Partnership Programme overview
Publications
This Wordworks report discusses why language development in a child’s first years is so important to later reading and writing skills, and sets out strategies and recommendations relevant to all those involved in efforts to raise South Africa's literacy rates.
This article by Shelley O’Carroll was published in Reading and Writing (the Journal of the Reading Association of South Africa, RASA).
DG Murray Trust Learning Brief
April 2011
This brief explains the context in which we work as well as setting out the thinking and methodology behind Wordworks’ programmes.
Where We Work
Masiphumelele, Grassy Park, Hout Bay, Vrygrond, Kalk Bay and Mitchell's Plain are just some of the places where we work.
Contact Us
Phone no: 021 788 9233
Email: info@wordworks.org.za
Address: 8 Capri Rd, St James, 7945
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