In a panel discussion during the launch, Lauren Fok, programme manager at the Zenex Foundation, said the creation and production of the books was possible through robust engagement with partner organisations representing different backgrounds, schools of literacy and reading.
The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), found that 81% of Grade 4 learners in South Africa cannot read for meaning in any language.
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Three educational programs were honored with this year's UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy on Tuesday night in Qufu, Shandong province, the birthplace of Confucius.