by Andrea George | Jul 18, 2018 | Stories from our network, Uncategorised
Lynette du Preez has recently signed off from the Ready Steady Read Write Programme after eight years. She became involved with the programme after she retired as a high school teacher. While most people would be easing into their well-deserved break, Lynette decided...
by Andrea George | Apr 4, 2018 | Stories from our network
Eunice Tokota is an ECD practitioner, but she is also an ECD champion, dedicated to helping families in rural Eastern Cape. She walks long distances to visit homes, sharing early literacy messages from our Every Word Counts (EWC) Programme. Before Eunice was...
by Andrea George | Oct 12, 2017 | Stories from our network
I am a Foundation Phase teacher. I was teaching at George Dickerson primary school in 2010 in Grahamstown, when I met Cathy Gush. She introduced me to Wordworks (Ready, Steady Read Write and Home-School Partnerships programmes). I was hooked! The Wordworks’ programmes...
by Andrea George | Oct 12, 2017 | Stories from our network
My introduction to the Ready Steady programme was in 2009. I was honoured to be asked by the teachers at Cornflower Primary to assist with the parent programme. I then volunteered for the Ready Steady co-ordinator training where I felt my head was going to burst with...
by Andrea George | Jul 25, 2017 | Stories from our network
Nosipho Gumede has been the Early Childhood Development Technical Support Officer at Network Action Group (NAG) in KwaZulu-Natal since 2014. Her work involves enhancing the skills of practitioners, improving programming, and providing monitoring and support to all...
by Andrea George | Jun 29, 2017 | Stories from our network
In June, Ready Steady Read Write (RSRW) tutors assisted the Rotary Club of Wynberg to select books and set up the fully stocked Library Corners that Rotary has sponsored for each foundation phase classroom, at Montagu’s Gift Primary School. (See ‘Locals donate...
