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What does it take for children to truly understand number?
MEED teachers and learners explore the foundations of mathematical thinking.
Teachers from Ikamva Labantu reflect on how the Mediational Teaching Programme is shaping their approach to working with young children.
Teachers reflect on 11 weeks of learning, practical application and change.
What if learning changes more than what a child knows?
These results provide encouraging evidence of progress with a 24% increase in word knowledge year on year.
Bringing teachers from different social, cultural and educational contexts together
Teachers play an active role in guiding learners step-by-step through letters, sounds and words using the six-step CTM.
The Bridges of Learning project supports teachers to implement the Basic Concepts Programme (BCP) in their classrooms.
Rather than providing direct feedback on correctness, the mediator uses targeted questioning to encourage the learner.

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What I understand about the Basic Concepts Programme is that it is very useful in all subjects. I must implement it in every lesson. I must also try to be as accurate and precise as possible when teaching.

Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1

Thank you for introducing me to this "life skill". It is wonderful that there is also an online, interactive, support system with resources available. 

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

My concern about my learners’ language barriers and how to overcome these barriers has been solved for me.

Metro Central Training: Western Cape Education Department (October, 2015)

I realize that children need to know their basic concepts so that they can develop understanding of the content of the curriculum.

Metro South Education District: Teacher Training, May 2014

‘It is an excellent programme. Just a pity that not all reception year educators are exposed to the training. My understanding of the programme- it is developed to systematically mediate concepts so that learners are guided to develop an understanding and so that learning is meaningful.’ (Metro Central, 2012)

Training Feedback

Die Basiese Konsepte Program het my self vertroue weer op gebou. My taal gebruik en my manier van dinge doen het ook verander. Ek is baie bly en gelukking om deel uit te maak van die Basiese Konsepte Program.

Pixley Kaseme: Training Sessions 1+2