Grade 4 (il)literacy | Joan Griebenow and Aurora Schoch

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Gavin Kennedy talks to Joan Griebenow, past principal of Bryandale Primary School, and Aurora Schoch, from the Lonehill International Academy, about the alarming state of South African literacy, as well as practical strategies to turn this around.
3 Jan 2018 English South Africa Education · Kids & Family

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