Cathy Gush

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Cathy Gush

Healthy habits: Selunathi, Libanathi and Luminathi Maphele read from some of their favourite books.
Photo: Kearabetswe Nkadimeng

CHILDREN S BOOKS

How 20 books make all the difference

Children growing up in homes with many books receive three years more schooling than children from bookless homes, a study shows

Cathy Gush
Kabelo Mafiri
Kearabetswe Nkadimeng

Children learn through play at the Little Red Dragon preschool, run by the Lebone Centre in Makhanda. Play helps children ‘read’ their world and tell their stories, a vital step in their literacy development. Photos: Debbie Smuts

CHILD MALNUTRITION

Preschoolers falling through the cracks

SA spends just 1.8% of its education budget on ECD: the damage shows

Cathy Gush