Readers thrive in an environment where the instructor is enthusiastic about reading, as exemplified by Moduopo Primary School which produces bookworms.
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On March 17, the school held a prize-giving ceremony at Moduopo Primary School for Grade Seven reading challenge participants, who excelled in the competition.
According to Grade Seven teacher Lephalala, the goal is for their learners to read as many novels as they can. The school has a small library with great books for their age group.
“Learners are urged to read as many books as they can, depending on their skills. We awarded certificates to learners who read at least one book per term, but we also awarded prizes to the top three learners. The top learner read 14 books and the runner-up learner read seven books, while the top three learner read six books.
“This programme began at the beginning of the year because we noticed a gap in our learners’ ability to express themselves in English. Our Grade Seven learners struggled to write essays in logical sentences and had several spelling errors.
“They were also having trouble understanding comprehension questions, so we figured that if we could encourage them to read books, their vocabulary would increase.
“As a result of the last two years of attendance because of Covid-19, our learners were disadvantaged since we did not have the option of online or home-schooling, so they missed out on getting a lot of skills that they should have mastered to prepare for Grade Seven.”
The programme, according to Lephalala, not only keeps learners off the streets but also prepares them for the future, allowing them to compete with learners from wealthy schools.
“Our learners have improved and are enjoying themselves. We had 38 participants out of 131 Grade Seven learners (four boys and 34 girls) as the reading had to be done at home.
“It was up to the learner to enter. However, we have seen many learners who have been encouraged by their peers who have taken part.
“We would like to see 100% engagement, especially among the boys, and we would like to see our learners reading for pleasure and loving the worlds that books transport them to,” said Lephalala.
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