A collaborative initiative between the Faculty of Education on the Wellington Campus and the organisation Help2Read is yielding success.
The initiative sees Education students who specialise in mathematics and English tutor at local schools. Currently in its third year, this tutor programme has resulted in a thriving professional learning community that is benefitting students, learners and teachers.
Key to the collaborative success is the institutions’ shared goal of making a difference in communities. The non-profit organization Help2Read aims to help children to become confident readers as well as self-assured individuals, while CPUT, through its Service Learning programme aims at providing students with opportunities to use their skills to address needs in local communities.
Education lecturer Hanlie Dippenaar says they are pleased with the progress of the initiative, which is benefiting learners at Wellington Primary, Newton Primary, Wagenmakersvallei Ngk Primary and Hillcrest Primary in the Wellington District.
The initiative sees third year students train as volunteers on the Help2Read programme and conduct weekly one-on-one tutoring to the learners.
Dippenaar says due to the programme’s success it has been extended to a children’s home in Wellington, with learners in grades four, five and six set to benefit from the one-on-one tutoring sessions.
For more information on Help2Read see: www.help2read.org
