von Blottnitz, Magali2024-11-222024-11-222024-11von 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.https://africarxiv.ubuntunet.net/handle/1/1774https://doi.org/10.60763/africarxiv/1656Yizani 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/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.enEarly learningEarly literacyEarly Childhood DevelopmentYizani SifundeSouth AfricaEastern CapeECD centresLiberty Community TrustWordworksNal'ibaliBook DashKhululekaITECPre-Grade RCollaborationTriple-Cocktail approachChildren's BooksBook ownershipLittle StarsStory SparkersReadingWorking Paper