Eight of every 10 children in South Africa can't read or write neither in English or in their native languages

[Nomoregames2019]

Eight out of every 10 children in South Africa can’t read properly. Not in English, not in their home language, not in any language. According to The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), an international comparative reading assessment: 78% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning, and this is significantly worse for children tested in African languages

Why are South African children struggling to read properly?

Poor reading scores among South African children highlights the need for decolonization in book publishing, teaching and policy implementation.

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[HanWER]

Land of the retards

 

[Nomoregames2019]

Land of the retards

They're too busy looting shops owned by foreigners.

 

[Caaro]

They’re discriminated against by whites so they have trouble putting them in schools. The 2/10 kids who can read and write can only read and write in english and most of them are whites.

 

[Ras]

Don't they have like a 20% pass rate but the majority still fails.

They need to redo the education system there altogether to fit the people and their needs.

 

[Drago]

SA is real weird

 

[Basra]

Why are South African children struggling to read properly?

Poor reading scores among South African children highlights the need for decolonization in book publishing, teaching and policy implementation.

africasacountry.com