Surette van Staden|Roel Bosker
Factors that affect South African Reading Literacy Achievement: evidence from prePIRLS 2011
University of Pretoria
study aims identify factors predict reading literacy achievement among grade 4 learners south africa utilising aspects carrolls model school learning study draws preprogress international reading literacy study prepirls 2011 data places south african grade 4 learners results substantially international centre point 500 461 se 37 selected items prepirls 2011 learner parent teacher questionnaires used twolevel model determine effect learner aptitude opportunity learn quality instructional events reading literacy achievement results point statistical significance engaged reading cultivating motivation reading among learners early age specifically parental involvement introducing early literacy activities foundation reading literacy schoolgoing age results provide evidence importance value reading across curriculum confined formal reading lessons teaching reading comprehension skills strategies identified significant predictor reading literacy achievement instruction form integral part teaching reading classroom keywords carrolls model school learning contextual factors prepirls 2011 reading literacy achievement