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| Title: | Informing Approaches in Establishing Stand Alone Community Literacy Programmes in South Africa |
| Author: | Kanyane, Chris |
| Year: | 2004 |
| Periodical: | Africa Development: A Quarterly Journal of CODESRIA (ISSN 0850-3907) |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 40-57 |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | biblio. refs. |
| Geographic terms: | South Africa Southern Africa |
| Subjects: | townships adult education literacy family Education and Oral Traditions education Family literacy programs Community centers Soshanguve Family Literacy Programme |
| External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/24482756 |
| Abstract: | Literacy is usually considered the ability to read at a basic level. Now it is beginning to be defined more broadly to include applying reading, writing, and mathematical skills to obtain and use information and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function in society and develop one's knowledge and potential. 'Family Literacy' is an intergeneration approach to literacy activities. Comprehensive family literacy services provide a holistic, fully integrated, family-focused approach, providing parents and children most in need of improving their literacy skills with intensive, frequent and long-term educational and non-educational services. Through the Technikon Northern Gauteng Research Capacity Building project, the author initiated the Soshanguve Family Literacy programme in the surrounding community of Soshanguve, South Africa. In order to develop an effective family literacy programme for this community, a survey was conducted to get to know more about the literacy/educational level of the Soshanguve LVV community. Also, a workshop was conducted with the parents of the township to explain to them the concept and benefits of family literacy programmes. The findings of the survey and the workshop revealed that the majority of parents can read and write well enough to function effectively in society and to interact educationally with their children to impart lasting educational values. In the light of the findings, the Soshanguve Family Literacy Programme was conceptualized. The Programme provides the following activities: Adult Education, Childhood Education or Programme Your Child for Success, Parent Education, Interactive Parent/Child Activities (PACT TIME). Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract, edited] |
