Ikwezi: Schools Development Unit
Description
Initiated by the Schools Development Unit at UCT, the project aims to strengthen mother-tongue Xhosa instruction and to raise the standard of literacy and numeracy in Grade R and Grade 1 over a 4 year period, while supporting the whole primary school (Grade R – 6). The BCP has been introduced to Grade R and Grade 1 teachers as part of the project. The teachers have received regular mentoring and support in their classes by the project Field Worker. The teachers have also been assisted to integrate the BCP teaching model into their classroom teaching.
Evaluation
Baseline data was gathered from a sample of Grade 1 learners in the project schools at the start of the project (2009). (See research below).
Each year learners who participated in the programme in Grade R are tested at the start of their Grade 1 year. (See research below).
Learners who received intervention in Grade R in 2009 and Grade 1 in 2010 will also be reassessed at the end of Grade 3 (2012). The results will be compared with the national systemic data for Grade 3 learners at these schools.
