There are many family literacy programmes in countries such as England, United
States of America and Australia. The programmes usually include both parents and
children and are presented in different forms. In South Africa there are very few
family literacy programmes of any sort.
This is a case study of a family literacy programme in a deeply rural area of
KwaZulu-Natal. The study presents information gathered from interviews with
parents and teachers on their perception of early childhood literacy and their role in its
development in their children.
The study contains information on the interventions of the Family Literacy Project in
an attempt to assess the impact these have had on the behaviour and attitudes of the
parents and teachers. Tentative conclusions are drawn and suggestions offered for
future research and action.
The study includes a review of related literature. This, together with the findings of
the study should contribute to the discussion of how relevant family literacy
programmes could be in South Africa. / Thesis (M.Ed.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2001.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ukzn/oai:http://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za:10413/9080 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Desmond, Alethea. |
| Contributors | Lyster, Elda Susan. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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