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It’s been an eventful year. In spite of the Pandemic, we have much to celebrate in the promotion of early literacy and a culture of reading in the global South. The awards and milestones achieved by the institutions and people listed below should be applauded, given the many challenges they faced in 2020.
So, we’ve put together a list of all the excellent happenings that we’ve noted; if anything is missing, please let us know in the comments section below.
If anything, 2021 has been a more challenging year than 2020 for early literacy in the global South. But as with 2020, this year – with all its pandemic-related setbacks – has also seen a lot of innovation and the sharing of ideas.
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SIL Cameroon
Award winning author and translator, and Managing Editor at Puku Children’s Literature Foundation, Lorato Trok chatted to us before the launch about the the making of the book. She has been a champion of this project from the get go, getting behind the idea after encouraging Ouma Katrina to attend a My Language, My Heritage writing workshop hosted in the Northern Cape a few years ago, and then getting to know her on a personal level.
It’s a beautiful day for a picnic. Everyone wants to join in the fun.
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Book Dash
As part of their efforts to ensure that every child should own 100 books before the age of five, South African non-profit organization (NPO), Book Dash, recently did a remarkable thing: It created, published and distributed three new books during the national lockdown.
The organization gathered two teams of creative professionals who volunteered to pilot this new virtual Book Dash. Then, making the most of their learning from the past 14 physical events, Book Dash successfully replicated the experience online, with some adjustments.
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Storyweaver
Mother Hen sits patiently waiting for her eggs to hatch. How long will it take for the eggs to hatch? Can you help Mother Hen count her chicks?
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Room to Read
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USAID
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USAID
Chemonics International
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USAID
Chemonics International
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USAID
Chemonics International
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USAID
Chemonics International
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USAID
Chemonics International
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USAID
Chemonics International
This storybook introduces some basic vocabulary for understanding how a computer works. It is one in a series of four storybooks to support digital literacy. The storybook was created for the Zenex Ulwazi Lwethu reading materials project in 2021. The storybook is illustrated with open license images from Pixabay and Pexels websites.
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Zenex Foundation
Saide
Phyllis Spira was dancing by the age of four. That was just the beginning of her journey towards becoming one of South Africa’s Prima Ballerinas.
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Book Dash
The three mice brothers can’t wait to visit the carnival. Together they have fun riding in a toy car, on a Ferris wheel, and visiting the balloon shop. But then they realise the littlest mouse brother is missing! Where can he be? Will his mice brothers find him?
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Room to Read
Ruby and her family have a fun day at the beach.
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Book Dash
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Storyweaver
There is a competition to select the best dress in the forest. Kooru Penchi the porcupine wants to win the competition and asks her friend Gethum Pencha the spider to make a beautiful dress for her. Gethum Pencha tries to make several dresses, but the dresses always rip because of Kooru Penchi's sharp spikes!
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Room to Read
Yusuf waits on the beach while Papa pushes out his boat. Surfers, turtles and sharks come from the sea. What will Papa bring back for Yusuf?
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Book Dash
Ke ipotsa gore a go na le yo o tshwanang le nna golo gongwe mo lefatsheg ...
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Book Dash
The Reading Comprehension Group developed this interactive guide to promote uptake of literacy activities that strengthen children’s social-emotional learning skills and listening/reading comprehension skills, in the heart of communities through community libraries. The objective of this guide is to help teachers, volunteer teachers and librarians, and community leaders set up libraries where there are none and promote the use of community libraries that already exist via activities that engage the full community.
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The Reading Comprehension Group
Saving water is very important! Chavelelo shows us lots of different ways of how to save water.
Ku hlayisa mati i swa nkoka! Chavelelo u hi komba tindlela to hambanahambana to hlayisa mati.
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Zenex Foundation
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacies
Xitori lexi xi kombisa ntokoto wa vana lowu va nga va na wona hi ntungukulu wa Covid-19. Buku leyi ya xitori yi endleriwele Zenex Ulwazi Lwethu naswona yi huma eka swiviko swa vana eka Xiyanimoya xa RX. Xiyanimoya xa RX i xitichi xa xiyanimoya xa le ka inthanete xa vana, lexi nga xa vana no haxiwa hi vana, lexi fambisiwaka kusuka eRed Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital eCape Town.
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Zenex Foundation
Saide
Lucy a nga n'wi kumi sesi wa yena. Kun'wana na kun'wana laha a lavaka kona ku na mpfuvu leyi n'wi kanakanisaka. Xana mpfuvu ya swi tiva leswaku Thabi u kwini?
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Book Dash
Mouse is looking for a new house. Friendly animals offer to share their homes with him. But nothing is right until he finds his own little spot, warm and cosy.
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Book Dash
Everywhere is dry. The plants are not growing. The animals and people are thirsty. They need rain!
Hoṱhe ho oma. Zwimela a zwi khou hula. Zwipuka na vhathu vha na ḓora. Vha ṱoḓa maḓi!
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Zenex Foundation
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacies
Everywhere is dry. The plants are not growing. The animals and people are thirsty. They need rain!
Hinkwako ku omile. Swimilana a swi kuli. Vanhu va ni torha. Swiharhi naswona swi ni torha. Va lava mpfula!
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Zenex Foundation
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacies
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Storyweaver
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Storyweaver
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Storyweaver
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Storyweaver
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Storyweaver
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Storyweaver
This report addresses key issues based on recent research on language and literacy in the African context, including teacher education, and outlines key findings and recommendations for research and practice based on the review of the literature.
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CODE
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Tostan
Targeted for early readers, A Little Monkey and a Fish is a story about a young, playful, and clever monkey who learns to make his way in the world by mimicking his mother. Along his journey he is faced with new challenges to overcome and must decide whether or not to take some risks. What do you think he will do?
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Room to Read