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Good reading and writing skills are not only essential for effective communication in today's world - they also form the basis of a child's continuing education and therefore need to be mastered in the first few years of schooling. Literacy in the Foundation Phase discusses the teaching of English as home language in Grades 1, 2 and 3 as described by the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) of 2011. It also touches on the teaching of literacy in Grade R. Literacy in the Foundation Phase focuses on the practical teaching of English. In addition, the book's strong research foundation will enhance any researcher's knowledge of literacy and how to teach it. The assessment of each language skill is discussed and examples are provided. This edition offers a theoretical background to language development and basic literacy. The book is premised on the importance of a solid language foundation as key to effective learning and advocates the desirability of mother-tongue education. Contents include the following: Diverse approaches to teaching literacy; Teaching of listening, speaking, reading and viewing, writing, thinking and reasoning; Language structure and use; Handwriting: print and cursive writing; Classroom activities and ideas for assessment; Storytelling methods and ideas; A CD-Rom with a Grade 1 font is included. The CD-Rom is designed by Judy van Heerden, a lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Education at the University of Pretoria. Literacy in the Foundation Phase is aimed at educators in search of basic and new ideas for the teaching of English as home language or as first additional language in the Foundation Phase, parents doing home schooling, and lecturers and students of the Foundation Phase at tertiary level.
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