Using easy, computer-based instruction for literacy learning in primary schools, Bridges to the Future - South Africa, to help students hear, identify and manipulate phonemes
Project Name
Bridges to the Future Initiative
Location Implemented
South Africa
Technology Used
Communications Technology, Hardware
Competition Entered
Grant Competition 2011
Reading Skill Targeted
Foundational
Status
Winner
Collaborators/Partners
International Literacy Institute
The Challenge
Despite significant participation in the early grades of the South African education system, literacy levels of indigenous language speakers in primary grades remain consistently low in comparison to international and English speaking peers.
The Big Idea
This project used a unique ICT-based, phonics-enriched instructional platform that provides multilingual instruction to South African children in primary schools in Gauteng Province, Johannesburg. It taps the power of computer-based, interactive multimedia (audio and visual), and enables a learner to hear, identify, and manipulate phonemes. It provides a solid, self-managed, and highly motivational way of supporting reading instruction.
Results
120 laptops and 40 tablets were purchased and installed in pilot schools. In addition, 30 new lessons were developed in four languages (Sepedi, Venda, Tsonga and English), a voice-over for ICT in English and Sepedi was completed, and 480 stories were produced in print and electronic formats.
Blogs and Media
Research and Resources
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy / Masennya Phineas Dikotla
Molteno Institute for Language and Literacy shares their ACR GCD-funded innovation to provide interactive edtech solutions to improve reading skills of early grade children in South Africa.
Connect with the Innovator
Website
http://www.molteno.co.za/Organization Type
Non Profit
Headquarters
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
