- https://nascee.org.za/events/yizani-sifunde-webinar
- Yizani Sifunde Webinar
- 2024-10-22T12:30:00+02:00
- 2024-10-22T14:05:00+02:00
- When Oct 22, 2024 from 12:30 PM to 02:05 PM (Africa/Johannesburg / UTC200)
- Where Microsoft Teams
- Contact Name Patience Voller
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Join us for an insightful webinar presented by the Yizani Sifunde Consortium, featuring Book Dash, Wordworks, and Nal’ibali. This session will delve into the design, implementation, and impact of the Yizani Sifunde early literacy project, an innovative multi-partner approach aimed at enhancing early literacy outcomes in under-resourced ECD centers in the Eastern Cape.
The webinar will explore findings from an external evaluation of child outcomes, highlighting significant literacy, fine motor skills, executive functioning, and numeracy improvements. The discussion will cover:
- Project Design: A unique, five-year collaboration involving quality resources, structured training, and ongoing support, reaching over 3,000 children and 126 ECD practitioners.
- Impact: Evidence of substantial developmental gains for 4- and 5-year-olds, including a near-doubling of the percentage of children on track in literacy and language skills, and up to 13 months of additional learning for children at greatest risk.
- Lessons Learned: Insights into the collaborative model's effectiveness, outcomes sustainability, and abundant book access's role in promoting reading at home.
