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African Storybook Initiative: Open Educational Resources Case Study

This case study examines the African Storybook initiative, a multilingual digital platform providing open-access storybooks in hundreds of African languages to support early literacy, mother-tongue reading, and foundational learning.

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Administrator · 0.51 MB 1
PDF 2019
Learning from African Classroom Pedagogy to Increase Student Engagement in Education Technologies

This study examines how incorporating pedagogical techniques observed in rural Tanzanian classrooms can improve student engagement with tablet-based early literacy applications featuring speech and handwriting recognition. Researchers field-tested the applications with 283 children, providing insights into technology-supported foundational learning in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Administrator · 0.59 MB 2
PDF 2011
An Exploratory Study of Early Letter-Sound Knowledge in a Low Socio-Economic Context in South Africa

This study examines early literacy development among children from disadvantaged communities in South Africa, focusing on Grade 1 letter-sound knowledge and the impact of a Grade R intervention. Findings highlight the critical role of letter knowledge in foundational reading and the need for improved teacher training in emergent literacy.

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Administrator · 0.34 MB 1