Reading champs crowned at KwaDukuza Resource Centre’s Read Aloud competition
Milando Makhaye and Trey Sindicich earn the vote as read masters.
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Fifteen schools from the iLembe district participated in last week’s annual KwaDukuza Resource Centre Read Aloud competition. The competition aims to promote literacy, confidence and a love for reading among pupils in the district.
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It was split into two categories – English First Additional Language (FAL) for Grades 3-7 and English Home Language (HL) for Grades 3-7.
Trey Jonathan Sindicich, a Grade 4 pupil from Shakaskraal Primary School, won the floating trophy in the English HL category with his captivating rendition of “The Wolf and the Crane”.
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The English FAL category was won by Grade 6 pupil Milando Makhaye from Khayalemfundo Primary School with her powerful reading of “The Inventing Room – Everlasting Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee”.
KwaDukuza Resource Centre chairperson Sudhir Sham emphasised the importance of promoting a reading culture from an early age and the positive impact it has on young minds.
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