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National hero Malusi Puwe calls the nation to read NCEBA DLADLA
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INISTER of Basic Education Angie Motshega is complaining that the majority of South African Primary School children cannot read or write.
The Minister was recently quoted in the media saying that the reasons why matric results were low in the country, lay in the inability of children to read and write in the lower grades. A Port Elizabeth resident Malusi Puwe on the other hand, is working hard to ensure that children’s literacy improves through the national reading-for-enjoyment campaign, Nal’ibali. According to Puwe, Nal’ibali is a direct response to the national outcry for children to read and experience the magic of stories. Following his first name Malusi, which means the Shepherd, Nelson Mandela Bay Nal’ibali Cluster Mentor Puwe of Mlonji Street, NU8 Motherwell is setting up and supporting already existing reading clubs. Puwe is truly committed to sharing the potential that stories could spark in children. “We must encourage our children to be part of Nal’ibali, a programme aimed at helping them improve their literacy levels,” he said. Through the campaign and together with the help of two StorySparkers, Puwe has set up three reading clubs in Motherwell Primary Schools, Ikhwezelihle, Imbasa and Enqileni. He said he was happy with the progress of the clubs at Zanoxolo and Fumis’ukoma Primary Schools, and is now focused on setting up clubs in Uitenhage and spreading further around Nelson Mandela Bay. In Nal’ibali, children learn in a safe and relaxed environment. They are able to read, tell stories and talk with their peers about what they are reading. “Group members also have fun writing, singing songs and playing games related to reading and writing, because, as children experience stories and books, they grow to love them and become better at reading and writing,” explained
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Puwe. Puwe received specialised training from the Project for the Study of Alternative Education in South Africa, (PRAESA) which is co-driving the Nal’ibali campaign and has 20 years experience in community reading clubs and early literacy development. “We are all born to tell stories, memorise and make sense of life in story form. So Nal’ibali uses the power of stories – oral and written, and in as many languages as possible – to inspire children to want to read and write,” said PRAESA director Carole Bloch. “Many stories hold important lessons which
can help to shape and develop our children. If children are introduced to books and stories from an early age, we will be developing a nation of readers,” said Puwe. Puwe was first inspired to read as a youngster by the stories his uncles told him – in particular by the South African folk story, The Jackal and the Wolf. He believes that all South Africans must tell stories to their children; be it at bedtime or in the car or taxi on the way to school. “Care-givers must first develop a love of reading themselves and then model this for their children,” said Puwe.
Nelson Mandela Bay Nal’ibali Cluster Mentor Malusi Puwe encourages children to read. PHOTO:SUPPLIED
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