Discusssion | Education In Crisis | Study finds improvement in learning outcomes

JEFFREY BY, EC – According to a report in 2021, 81% of Grade 4 pupils could not read for meaning in any language.Now, the University of Stellenbosch has found there’s been an improvement, with notable gains in schools where Afrikaans or IsiXhosa are the language of learning and teaching.READ: Number of pupils who cannot read for meaning increasing – reportIt assessed the 2023 Back-on-Track Programme, which was aimed at addressing learning deficits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic over three years.This R1.2bn initiative targeted improvements in mathematics and language in grades 4, 7, and…