by Andrea George | Jun 24, 2017 | Featured, Latest news
Earlier this year, the Every Word Counts (EWC) team visited our partners in KZN and the Eastern Cape who are using this programme with families and in ECD centres. We went on home visits, attended training workshops with ECD practitioners, and assisted partners to...
by Andrea George | Jun 22, 2017 | Latest news
HSP cluster sessions were held recently for HSP Teacher-Facilitators to reflect, refresh their knowledge of some of the training activities, and look ahead to the rest of the year. We ran three two and a half hour sessions in May with over 50 metro schools and more...
by Andrea George | Jun 15, 2017 | Latest news
Wordworks mentors have met with about 230 Ready Steady Read Write tutors who attended one of 9 cluster meetings in May and June. These meetings were arranged to inspire and inform the tutors and also to maintain a link between the Ready Steady Read Write sites and...
by Andrea George | Jun 8, 2017 | Featured, Latest news, Newsroom
Moms, dads, grandparents and other caregivers have received certificates after attending our 8-week Home-School Partnerships (HSP) Programme. Well done to these caregivers, and to the dedicated teachers who met with them after school or on Saturdays to empower and...
by Andrea George | Apr 10, 2017 | Latest news
Gail Lindsay, Bukelwa Yuze, and Asanda Mpahla from Wordworks were interviewed on the FYI programme on Radio 786 in April. In this 45 minute programme, hosts Ishah Abdullah and Jamielah Parker chatted to them about how parents and caregivers can help develop reading...
by Andrea George | Apr 5, 2017 | Latest news
Ready Steady Read Write (RSRW) is spreading its wings! Over 3 days in March, 30 Co-ordinators were trained to set up and manage the RSRW programme at their schools and after-care facilities in KwaZulu Natal. Most of the Co-ordinators were from an organisation called...