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Book club boosts school’s exam results

Grocott's MailBy Grocott's MailNovember 20, 2014No Comments2 Mins Read
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A reading club launched by an English teacher at the Seventh Day Adventist Primary School has given the school excellent results in the Annual National Assessment examinations, the teacher said.

A reading club launched by an English teacher at the Seventh Day Adventist Primary School has given the school excellent results in the Annual National Assessment examinations, the teacher said.

Grade 4, 5 and 6 classes that wrote the English paper in September this year achieved 78%, 94% and 95% respectively.

Edward Kuchaka, who launched the club in June after noticing learners struggling with reading and comprehension, said the club has unleashed the full potential of some of the learners.

An excited Kuchaka told Grocott's Mail Wednesday 19 November that the school, which has learners from disadvantaged backgrounds, has never seen such good results.

"My intentions is to market this idea so that other township schools can follow in our footsteps," he said.

Kuchaka also shared other ideas in the pipeline for the learners.

"I'm planning to launch a quarterly news letter to publish our school's events," he said. Earlier this year, Kuchaka motivated the 71 school pupils in Grades 4 to 6 to save their pocket money and buy their own novels.

The club was launched at the school in Ext 5 Joza. During the launch, a Department of Education official and subject advisor at the school, Unathi Magwaxaza, said the culture of reading should be encouraged across township schools.

Magwaxaza said South African learners have low literacy levels compared to other learners from the rest of the world. The school is also a member of the Nal'ibali children's literacy project.

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