This remedial reading programme for South African learners in Grades 4–6 reading below grade level rebuilds decoding, then bridges to the reading needed for Natural Science, History and Geography.
Every stage is CAPS-aligned and links reading to the content subjects. You pre-learn the key words from Natural Sciences, History, Geography and Maths, then read a real subject text that uses them.
- 1Sound Foundations0/6
- 2Decoding Big Words0/5
- 3Content-Subject Vocabulary0/6
- 4Reading to Learn0/10
- 5Comprehension Strategies0/3
- 6Order of Events0/6
- 7Healthy Living0/6
- 8Clues in the Text0/6
- 9Summarise & Show What You Know0/6
Sound Foundations
Vowels, blends & syllables — the building blocks of reading
Blends & Digraphs
Match each word to its blend or digraph
English — LanguageLearning Syllables
What are syllables? Listen and learn to hear the parts
English — Reading & ViewingCounting Syllables
Break big words into parts to read them
English — LanguageRecap: Sound Foundations
Review before your first test.
Stage Test: Sound Foundations
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Decoding Big Words
Break longer words apart and read them with confidence
Reading Multi-syllable Words
Read longer words by breaking them apart
English — Reading & ViewingPrefixes & Suffixes
Match each word to what it means
English — LanguageBuild a Word
Spell a science word, sound by sound
Natural Sciences & TechnologyRecap: Decoding Big Words
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Decoding Big Words
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Content-Subject Vocabulary
Pre-learn the Natural Science, History, Geography & Maths words you'll read next
Natural Science Words
Learn the Water Cycle words before you read about it
Natural Sciences & TechnologyHistory Words
Learn the words before you read about people long ago
Social Sciences: HistoryGeography Words
Learn the words before you read about our country's land
Social Sciences: GeographyMaths Words
Learn the story-sum words before you read a word problem
MathematicsRecap: Content-Subject Vocabulary
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Content-Subject Vocabulary
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Reading to Learn
Read real Science, History, Geography & Maths texts using the words you learned
Read: The Water Cycle
A Natural Science passage that uses your new words
Natural Sciences & TechnologyQuestions: The Water Cycle
Answer questions about what you read
Natural Sciences & TechnologyRead: People Long Ago
A History passage that uses your new words
Social Sciences: HistoryQuestions: People Long Ago
Answer questions about what you read
Social Sciences: HistoryRead: Our Country's Land
A Geography passage that uses your new words
Social Sciences: GeographyQuestions: Our Country's Land
Answer questions about what you read
Social Sciences: GeographyRead: A Day of Story Sums
A maths word problem that uses your new words
MathematicsQuestions: A Day of Story Sums
Read the words and work out the sums
MathematicsRecap: Reading to Learn
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Reading to Learn
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Comprehension Strategies
Find the main idea of what you read
Finding the Main Idea
Read a short text and find what it is mostly about
English — Reading & ViewingRecap: Comprehension Strategies
Review before the final test.
Stage Test: Comprehension Strategies
Pass this test to finish the Booster.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Order of Events
Follow instructions and retell what happened, step by step
Order Words
Learn the words that show the order things happen
English — Reading & ViewingRead: How to Plant a Seed
Instructions that use your new order words
Natural Sciences & TechnologyQuestions: How to Plant a Seed
Answer questions about the order of the steps
Natural Sciences & TechnologyPut It in Order
Choose which step comes first, next or last
English — Reading & ViewingRecap: Order of Events
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Order of Events
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Healthy Living
Read real Life Skills texts about health and hygiene
Life Skills Words
Learn the healthy-living words before you read about them
Life SkillsRead: Keeping Healthy
A Life Skills passage that uses your new words
Life SkillsQuestions: Keeping Healthy
Answer questions about what you read
Life SkillsBuild a Word
Spell a Life Skills word, sound by sound
Life SkillsRecap: Healthy Living
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Healthy Living
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Clues in the Text
Read like a detective — inference, cause and effect
Clue Words
Learn the words good readers use to work things out
English — Reading & ViewingRead: The Big Storm
A story full of clues — read it like a detective
English — Reading & ViewingQuestions: The Big Storm
Use the clues in the story to answer the questions
English — Reading & ViewingCause and Effect
Match what happened to why it happened
English — Reading & ViewingRecap: Clues in the Text
Review before the test.
Stage Test: Clues in the Text
Pass this test to unlock the next stage.
Stage Test · Pass 70%
Summarise & Show What You Know
Sum up a text and tell facts from opinions
Summary Words
Learn the words you need to sum up a text
English — Reading & ViewingRead: Amazing African Animals
A passage that uses your new summary words
Natural Sciences & TechnologyQuestions: Amazing African Animals
Answer questions about what you read
Natural Sciences & TechnologyFact or Opinion
Decide which sentences are facts and which are opinions
English — Reading & ViewingRecap: Summarise & Show What You Know
Review before the final test.
Stage Test: Summarise & Show What You Know
Pass this test to finish the Booster.
Stage Test · Pass 70%