The KwaZulu-Natal department of education has appointed 500 grade R teachers to improve early childhood education in the province. Education MEC Sipho Hlomuka said the teachers will officially begin ...

In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words. Kim Williams, the school’s principal, watched as ...

Patricia Nkumanda runs Alex Jayiya Primary School in KwaNobuhle, Gqeberha, with six teachers and 200 pupils. Enrolment has been dropping for years as young parents relocate to other areas, leading to ...

A new phonics program at Bradley Elementary School has resulted in 80% of students reading above grade level. The program from the University of Florida Literacy Institute focuses on decoding skills ...

Danielle Masse teaches a reading lesson in her Wakefield, Massachusetts, classroom. Like a growing number of teachers, she has embraced science of reading strategies including phonics — but state ...

CAPE TOWN - The Department of Basic Education will fund 7,000 currently employed Grade R practitioners to obtain teaching qualifications and become fully qualified educators. Minister Siviwe Gwarube ...

Peek inside a kindergarten, first-grade, or second-grade classroom at Midland Public Schools any day of the week, and you’re guaranteed to see adorable kiddos and a flurry of activity. What you’re ...

Among issues under the spotlight heading into the 2026 school year is the implementation of a compulsory Grade R year in the foundation phase, in line with the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) ...

South Africa’s plan to fully integrate Grade R into the formal schooling system is facing growing resistance, amid concerns that thousands of experienced early childhood educators could lose their ...

South Africa’s early childhood education sector is facing a critical juncture as new regulations under the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Act bring Grade R teaching into the formal schooling ...