For me the most effective aspect was the basic teaching model. When I implemented the model I found that my learners were more focussed when I followed the steps of the model.
Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit, July 2014
It is a method of teaching…to establish the basic foundations or building blocks in order for children to make sense of the environment around them.
Die Bron Primary School: Visit 1
Practical, useful, clear, scaffolded for use in the classroom. Very approachable lecturer and lessening of anxiety through post-workshop contact.
Open Public Training, 2015 (Cape Town)
Today’s workshop was very interesting because it shows us where to start when you teach letter, e.g. I can see, sound, feel, touch and draw the letter A...
Kwena Basin Education Trust: Project Visit, September 2016
The course was very helpful to me as a teacher, excellent and exciting, because it opened my mind … how to integrate basic concept in all learning areas. It also showed that children should not be limited and their understanding should be developed step-by-step.
Schools Improvement Initiative, UCT (June 2013)
‘It was one of the best training sessions that Metro North has presented….’ (Metro North, 2009)
We were taught the theory as well as the practice. I now feel confident to start to implement the programme with my class and even with my nieces and nephews.