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Speech-Language Therapists Supporting Foundation Phase Teachers With Literacy And Numeracy In A Rural Township Context, Anna Maria Wium, Brenda Louw, Irma Eloff
Speech-Language Therapists Supporting Foundation Phase Teachers With Literacy And Numeracy In A Rural Township Context, Anna Maria Wium, Brenda Louw, Irma Eloff
Brenda Louw
Language is required for learning, but educators often find it difficult to facilitate listening and language skills while they have to adapt to a new national curriculum with an outcomes-based approach for which they have not necessarily been adequately trained. A multifaceted support programme was developed for foundation-phase educators to facilitate listening and language for literacy and numeracy, with a particular focus on language for numeracy. The aim of the research was to determine the value of this particular support programme for foundation-phase educators in two different contexts (a semi-rural and a township context). A mixed methods approach with a …