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Read Educational Trust Western Cape

Address:

4 Handel Road, 2091 Ormonde

Telephone:

+27 11 496 3322

Fax:

+27 11 496 3625

Description

READ Educational Trust is a South African-based NGO that operates in the education and literacy sectors broadly, and in educator training and school resource provision specifically. Established in 1979 and funded by foreign donors and the private sector, READ works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools.

Keywords

Education, Books, Ngo, Literacy, Educators, Educational Assessment, Department Of Education, International Publishers, Literacy Projects, School-Based Workshops, School Management Training, Educational Trust, Books and Training, Right Book, South African-Based Ngo, Literacy Hub, Classroom Support, Private Sector School

Company description

The Three Principles of READ 1. Books And Training Always Go Together: South African teachers did not grow up with books so they have little experience in using books in the classroom. Training must accompany book provision to ensure that materials are correctly used. Training alone is not enough as most South African classrooms are under-resourced. 2. The Right Book, At the Right Level, At the Right Time: Rigorous and careful book selection from local and international publishers is essential. Children can only be motivated to read if the books they have access to are relevant to their environment and appropriate to their reading level. 3. Variety Encourages Reading: Exposure to a variety of texts and genres is critical to ensure that children are able to read for both pleasure and study purposes. Mission To help people throughout Africa develop their reading, learning, information and communication skills so that they may become independent, life-long learners. Expertise 27 years experience in education and training Teacher training from grade R to matric In the learning areas of literacy language, communication, and research and life-skills The balanced language programme: internationally respected School management training Experienced in rural and urban project delivery Capacity Accredited service provider to the Education Department in nine provinces Good financial systems Efficient evaluation systems Recent projects serviced more than 1500 schools, 15 000 teachers, 1 million learners Support All programmes developed in consultation with the Education Department and teachers Funded by private sector and foreign donors Aligned with the Revised National Curriculum Statement.