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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Department of Early Childhood Education) by Issue Date

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Assisting teachers to support mildly intellectually disabled learners in the foundation phase in accordance with the policy of inclusion

Sethosa, Mosima Francisca (2001-06)

Mildly intellectually disabled (MID) learners, in South Africa, experience a great deal of discrimination. For the Black MID learner, the situation has been the worst in that even at a time when their white counterparts received ...
Assessment and automatic progression of learners in the foundation phase

Moime, Winnifred Motsei (2009-08-25)

Changes in Education usually brings along with it problems of curriculum implementation, such as assessment, evaluation and curriculum design. One of the major problems is how learners are going to be assessed for ...
The design and implementation of intervention programmes for disadvantaged school beginners

Lenyai, Ellen Miopone (2009-08-25)

The aim of this study was to investigate the design and implementation of early intervention programmes used for disadvantaged learners in South Africa. The focus was on the Grade R class since it has been introduced to ...
The attitudes of foundation phase teachers to the inclusion of learners who experience barriers to learning in the education system

Mudau, Sondaha Petrus (2009-08-25)

In this study, the attitude of foundation phase teachers to the inclusion of learners who experience barriers to learning in the education system was explored. The following were discussed about the problem: Clarification ...
Teacher training as prerequisite for quality early childhood development programmes in South Africa

Govindasamy, Sharon (2010-01)

The Reception Year (Grade R) classroom is the educational setting for lifelong learning to take place. The Reception Year teacher is primarily involved in equipping the young child with care and education. Quality education ...
Grade R teachers perceptions of an unbiased classroom environment in the Isipingo district (KwaZulu- Natal)

Soma, Kooshmilah (2011-06)

Multicultural education is only one of the major changes since the inception of the new democracy in South Africa. However, this inevitable change has resulted in many challenges for educators and educational institutions ...
Experiences of learning support teachers in the foundation phase, with reference to the implementation of inclusive education in Gauteng

Mahlo, Francina Dikeledi (2011-12)

The policy of Inclusive Education (IE) in White Paper 6 (2001) acknowledges that all children can learn with support. The aim of this study is to explore the experiences of Learning Support Teachers (LSTs) in supporting ...
Methods used for reading instruction at primary schools in the Bojanala districts of North West Province

Phajane, Masello Hellen (2012-09)

A plethora of studies in South Africa have examined the reading success of Grade 3 in the Foundation Phase in African Schools, but have investigated teachers’ perspectives on the methods used for reading instruction in ...
The experiences of foundation phase teachers in implementing the curriculum

Makeleni, Theorin Nomvuyiso (2013-02)

The purpose of this study is to explore what knowledge and experiences teachers hold about curriculum implementation and how their knowledge and experiences influence teaching and learning practices. This study is qualitative ...
Teacher challenges in the teaching of mathematics at foundation phase

Machaba, Maphetla Magdeline (2013-09)

This investigation emanates from the realization that Grade 3 children at schools in disadvantaged areas perform poorly in basic mathematics computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The aim ...
Reading difficulties experienced by learners in the foundation phase in inclusive schools in Makapanstad

Hlalethwa, Bella Dudula (2013-11)

Literature indicates that there is a national outcry about learners who read below the required levels and that poor matriculation results are, in part, due to the low levels of learners’ reading skills. The focus of this ...
The quality of early childhood development programmes in Harare primary schools in Zimbabwe

Chikutuma, Tendai (2013-11)

The study sought to establish the quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes. It was therefore important that the researcher investigates whether the ECD programmes were meeting the expectations of the quality ...
Experience of grade four teachers with regard to reading competence in two schools at Hlangananisouth circuit in Vhembe District

Vukeya, I. (2014-11-15)

The aim of the study was to find out about the perception of grade four teachers with regard to reading competence of the learners. The ability to read is an important skill in today`s modern world where so much information ...
Investigating Grade one teacher perceptions of reception year learner readiness

Mahan, Sibongile Johannah (2015-02)

The purpose of this study was to establish the perception of Grade One teachers regarding the school readiness of Reception Year learners in relation to the new national Curriculum Assessment and Policy Statement (CAPS). ...
Investigating the needs and challenges of underachieving Grade R learners in a Mitchell’s Plain primary school

Filander, Beranese (2015-10)

Many learners enter Grade 1 underprepared, because they have not had the chance to develop the necessary skills, values or attitudes expected of learners in this year. This results in academic backlogs and school ...
An investigation of the challenges affecting reading in the foundation phase in rural areas of Bolobedu, Limpopo province

Mafokwane, Moore Fridah (2017)

This study aims to investigate the challenges affecting reading in the foundation phase and to explore the different approaches that teachers use to address them. The research is qualitative in nature and used a case study ...
Exploring the teaching of Grade 1–3 English spelling using the Sound Reading System : a case of a Namibian primary school

Jansen, Jessica Mary-Ann (2017-01)

Exploring the teaching of Grade 1 – 3 English spelling using the Sound Reading System: A case of a Namibian primary school Spelling is crucial for literacy development in children and therefore needs to be taught effectively ...
An investigation on the role of grade R teachers in creating a conducive environment for learning numeracy at Vhuronga Vhembe District in South Africa

Mulaudzi, Ntshengedzeni Olga (2017-06)

South Africa‟s recent participation in the national, regional and international studies revealed that the South African learners perform poorly in mathematics when compared with other same-level learners in other participating ...
The effect of second language storybook reading and interactive vocabulary instruction on the vocabulary acquisition of Grade 1 learners

Van den Berg, Lenore (2018-01)

The study sets out to add to the research base on vocabulary acquisition by assessing the effect of integrating explicit, interactive vocabulary instruction with storybook reading on Grade 1 vocabulary acquisition. ...
The practices of inclusive education in Grade R, Nylstroom circuit, Limpopo

Sambo, Tinyiko Florence (2018-01)

The Early Childhood Development (ECD) policy of White Paper 5 protects the development right of children and to learn at an early age. In line with this, the Inclusive Education (IE) policy of White Paper 6 (2001) ...

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