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The end of textbooks?
They have weighed down satchels, been hurled across classrooms and defaced with lewd graffiti by schoolchildren across the ages. But the humble textbook looks to be going the way of the Walkman -- in California at least. Arnold Schwarzenegger has an...
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Speak to the heart of a child
What is a reader?A reader contains various fiction and non-fiction written texts and various forms of visual content all in the same book. Being curriculum based, it mainly includes activities that develop reading fluency, comprehension and writing...
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Practical, fun way to learn
LEARNER'S ACTIVITY BOOK and TEACHERS' LESSON PLANS Systemic Language Learning Programme for Foundation Phase by Hilda Licht and Joan Setshedi (Salient Press) R75 and R180 If you're looking for useful teaching materials to help lay a solid and tho...
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When secrets come haunting
VITO RA MINA by Willie Richard Chauke (Maskew Miller) R74.85 Tension, betrayal, greed and anger keep the reader riveted in this xiTshonga book, the title of which means My name. The main character is Machovani Daniel Mabaso, a man who is worried a...
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A learner's right-hand helper
ADVANCED LEARNER'S DICTIONARY (Cambridge University Press) R120 This dictionary is packed with new and interesting entries. For instance, it gives the meaning and pronunciation of numbers that are used as words, such as 3G and 911. In italics you a...
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Delightful twist in the tail
HANDA’S SURPRISE by Eileen Browne (Pan Macmillan South Africa) R55 In this beautifully illustrated book a little girl named Handa decides to surprise her best friend, Akeyo, with a basket of fruit. She fills the basket with a variety of fruit...
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Celebrate World Storytelling Day
To mark World Storytelling Day the Johannesburg Storytelling Circle will be holding a storytelling session on Thursday March 19. World Storytelling Day is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling and is held on the first day of the autumn equino...
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The quest for quality
MAKING QUALITY EDUCATION HAPPEN: A 'HOW-TO' GUIDE FOR EVERY TEACHER by Richard Hayward (Caxton) R30 Readers of the Teacher will be familiar with the writing of Dr Richard Hayward. The Teacher has published many short articles on school quality and ...
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Learning while laughing
KAMEEL-PERD WAT SO LAG (Laughing Giraffe) by Mwenye Hadithi and Adrienne Kennaway (Human & Rousseau) R79,95 Laughing Giraffe, originally published in English, has recently been translated into Afrikaans (Kameelperd wat so Lag), isiZulu (Undlulamit...
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Getting veggies down the hatch
FUSSY FREYA by Katharine Quarmby and Piet Grober (illustrator) (Human & Rousseau ) R79,95 "If you don't eat your food you'll end up like Fussy Freya, all skin and bone," warned my daughter Justine of her twin sister, Sherona, who looked flustered ...
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Making reading a joy
Before starting school children often look at pictures and make up their own stories. Television, radio, magazines and picture books help to stimulate children, who begin to associate words with pictures. A good teacher will build on the learner's ...
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Drop all and read
The department of education encourages teachers and learners to "drop all and read" once a day. This is a great idea for those of us who love to read, but the reading period presents challenges for a teacher who has a class of reluctant readers. Perh...
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Essential English dictionary
ESSENTIAL ENGLISH DICTIONARY (Cambridge University Press) R180 This heavily illustrated dictionary, suitable for grades two to six, comprises words essential to a basic knowledge of English and appropriate to learners who are just starting on their...
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Tenacity pays off
XIJAHATANA by MC Lubisi (Maskew Miller Longman) R59,95 This interesting book, on the theme of perseverance, is about the agony of a boy (Misaveni) who goes in search of truth after he discovers he was stolen from his biological mother by the woman ...
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Guide helps to consolidate skills
THE STUDY AND MASTER STUDY GUIDE 10 FOR ENGLISH FIRST ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE by Jeanne Maclay-Mayers (Cambridge University Press) R94,95 This study guide, a comprehensive text covering the entire language curriculum for Learning Outcome 4 in grade 10, ...
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