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International Journal of Instruction | 2018

Social Interaction Determinants of South African Reading Literacy Achievement: Evidence from prePIRLS 2011

Annika Bergbauer; Surette Van Staden

This study identifies factors predicting reading literacy achievement among Grade 4 students in South Africa by utilizing Vygotsky’s social interaction theory. The study draws on the preProgress in International Reading Literacy Study (prePIRLS) 2011 data, which places South African Grade 4 students’ results below the international centre point of 500 at 461. For the current analysis, distinct items from the prePIRLS 2011 parent, student, and teacher questionnaires predict learning outcomes significantly, including parents talking to students about school and assisting with homework, teachers’ degree of success in implementing the school’s curriculum, and student responses on how clear teacher expectations are. Findings explain 41% of the variance in student reading achievement and provide evidence for the significant role of teachers and parents in predicting increased reading literacy achievement scores. An absence of interaction with the child in either parents who do not engage in homework activities or talking about school, teachers who do not successfully implement the curriculum or make their expectations clear to students link statistically significantly to lower reading literacy achievement scores. Achievement for Grade 4 students who were tested in African languages was adversely worse than those students by test language.


Archive | 2017

Evidence from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and How Teachers and Their Practice Can Benefit

Surette Van Staden; Lisa Zimmerman

The Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) is an international comparative evaluation of reading literacy of Grade 4 (9 year-old) learners.


Archive | 2006

PIRLS 2006 Summary Report : South African Children’s Reading Achievement

Sarah J. Howie; Elsie Venter; Surette Van Staden; Lisa Zimmerman; Caroline Long; Cecilia Magdalena Du Toit; Vanessa Scherman; Elizabeth Archer


Educational Research and Evaluation | 2008

The effect of multilingual policies on performance and progression in reading literacy in South African primary schools

Sarah J. Howie; Elsie Venter; Surette Van Staden


Reading and Writing | 2010

South African teacher profiles and emerging teacher factors : the picture painted by PIRLS 2006

Surette Van Staden; Sarah J. Howie


Archive | 2011

PIRLS 2011 : South African Children’s Reading Literacy Achievement Report

Sarah J. Howie; Surette Van Staden; Mishack Tshele; Cilla Dowse; Lisa Zimmerman


Educational Research and Evaluation | 2012

Reading between the lines: contributing factors that affect Grade 5 student reading performance as measured across South Africa's 11 languages

Surette Van Staden; Sarah J. Howie


Reading and Writing | 2014

Developing early readers: Patterns in introducing critical reading skills and strategies to South African children

Celeste Combrinck; Surette Van Staden; Karen Roux


South African Journal of Education | 2014

Factors that affect South African Reading Literacy Achievement: evidence from prePIRLS 2011

Surette Van Staden; Roel Bosker


South African Journal of Childhood Education | 2016

Differences in achievement between home language and language of learning in South Africa: Evidence from prePIRLS 2011

Surette Van Staden; Roel Bosker; Annika Bergbauer

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Lisa Zimmerman

University of South Africa

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Elizabeth Archer

University of South Africa

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Karen Roux

University of Pretoria

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Rene Ehlers

University of Pretoria

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