Impact of training & materials in the classroom

• “The new methodologies using the READ materials have augmented the educators’ classroom techniques and provided a wide array of new shared reading and independent activities.”
• “The Big Books are a resounding success and both educators and learners are enjoying the new experience of a variety of shared reading activities. The learners are enjoying the group readers.”
• “Educators are showing new confidence in integrating numerous assessment standards through the balanced language approach into their lessons and are comfortable implementing the National Curriculum Statement across all the language outcomes.”
• “The internal monitoring being done by READ is an important strategy of the project.”
• “The more the programme is used, the more effective the implementation becomes. Implementation is speeded up as the teachers become familiar with the programme. In this regard, the programme is particularly easy to implement, as each module contains a simple series of lessons that is followed systematically and sequentially. “
• “The enthusiasm of the learners, the teachers and principals seems to have had a positive effect on the implementation of the project. The enthusiasm has spilled over to the district level as well. The subject advisor for Queenstown is insisting that all schools be given the opportunity to use these materials.”