81% of Grade 4 students are unable to read to comprehend, study reveals
Image: Rodnae Productions Pexels 81% of Grade 4 students are unable to read to comprehend, study reveals. According to PIRLS data given by the Department of Basic Education on Tuesday, 81% of Grade 4 students were unable to read for meaning in any of South Africa's 11 official languages in 2021. The study indicates that the state of South African children's reading levels has been poor for some time, Point […]