Yizani Sifunde: The design of a multi-pronged intervention for early literacy
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von Blottnitz, Magali
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Liberty Community Trust, Wordworks, Book Dash and Nal'ibali
Abstract
This is the first in a series of learning briefs that explore the design, implementation and impact of Yizani Sifunde, a collaborative multi-pronged intervention designed to boost early literacy outcomes in 4- and 5-year-olds.
This brief describes:
• how the intervention was designed;
• how close monitoring of implementation enabled improvements to the design over time.
Description
Yizani Sifunde (isiXhosa for “come, let’s read”) aimed to boost early literacy outcomes at under-resourced early childhood development (ECD) centres in the Eastern Cape. It was implemented in three one-year cycles between 2021 and 2023.
The project was initiated and funded by the Liberty Community Trust, and jointly designed and delivered by three literacy nonprofits: Book Dash, Nal’ibali and Wordworks. Local Eastern Cape partners ITEC and Khululeka supported implementation.
More information about Yizani Sifunde is available on the Book Dash website https://bookdash.org/yizani-sifunde/
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Early learning, Early literacy, Early Childhood Development, Yizani Sifunde, South Africa, Eastern Cape, ECD centres, Liberty Community Trust, Wordworks, Nal'ibali, Book Dash, Khululeka, ITEC, Pre-Grade R, Collaboration, Triple-Cocktail approach, Children's Books, Book ownership, Little Stars, Story Sparkers, Reading
Citation
von Blottnitz, M. (2024). Exploring the impact of a collaborative, multi-pronged early literacy intervention on 4- and 5-year olds, Brief 1, Yizani Sifunde: Cape Town.