<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2304/695088-208x117.jpg?5" width=208 height=117 alt="How to support literacy this World Book Day" align="left"><p>As the world prepares to mark the annual celebration of Unesco's annual <a href="https://www.unesco.org/en/days/world-book-and-copyright" target="_blank">World Book and Copyright Day</a> on 23 April, South Africa faces a major illiteracy challenge. Over 3.7 million adult South Africans are illiterate, 60% of children have not learned most of the letters of the alphabet by the end of Grade 1 and over 30% still don't know all the letters of the alphabet by the end of Grade 2 - and fewer primary school children can read for meaning now, than before the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//Article/196/783/237725.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com//SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=783&ct=1&ci=237725">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>
