The THRASS Absa
TalkTogether Project was launched at Roseneath Primary
School in Parktown, Johannesburg on 23 July 2007. On 6
September 2007 Sunlands Primary School Cape Town,
supported by the Cape Peninsula University of
Technology, became the second TalkTogether school and,
by the end of 2007, it is anticipated that six
TalkTogether Schools will have been launched.
The primary aim of the TalkTogether Project is to
increase literacy in South Africa, through the improved
teaching and learning of English. This will be achieved
by partnering universities, primary schools and other
organisations. The secondary aim is to provide a
platform to celebrate South Africa's eleven national
languages, through free interactive software and
printable calendar charts.
All TalkTogether schools will be linked to a university
and will benefit from accredited THRASS training for
staff and from the provision of resources for the
Foundation Phase classes, including the installation of
a large interactive whiteboard.
Below is a selection of press releases, videos and
articles and cuttings about the project.
A
- PRESS RELEASES
B - VIDEOS
C - ARTICLES & CUTTINGS
D - COURSE EVALUATIONS
A
- PRESS RELEASES
MARCH 21: 2008
New THRASS Sing-A-Long Family
Reading Project Set To Have Major Impact In British Schools
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
FEBRUARY
8: 2008
International Sponsorship for
new THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading Project
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
FEBRUARY
2: 2008
South Africa’s Absa Bank Intends to Introduce THRASS British Synthetic Phonics
Programme to 1,000 Government Schools
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
FEBRUARY
1: 2008
The THRASS SING-A-LONG Family
Reading Project – a Project for Everyone
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JANUARY
31: 2008
THRASS UK Launches its Amazing New
Family Reading Project in Johannesburg, South Africa
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JANUARY
25: 2008
The THRASS SING-A-LONG
Family Reading Project – Helping to Develop a Healthy,
Active Life-style
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JANUARY
23: 2008
The THRASS SING-A-LONG
Family Reading Project – an Exceptional Project and an
Exceptional Composer
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JANUARY
15: 2008
The THRASS Family
SING-A-LONG Project – Bringing Together Singing and
Literacy Skills
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JANUARY
3: 2008
Fantastic
New Resources from THRASS UK Set to Make Major
Contribution to Two New UK Government Programmes
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
DECEMBER 5: 2007
British Government Confirms that
THRASS Phonics Programme Really Does Score 10 out of 10
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
OCTOBER 25: 2007
THRASS UK and I CAN:
Helping to Maximise the Potential of Children with Special
Educational Needs
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
OCTOBER 18: 2007
THRASS Absa TalkTogether
Literacy Project Continues Talking with Launch of Fourth TalkTogether School
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
OCTOBER 11: 2007
THRASS Absa TalkTogether
Literacy Project Moves Forward with Launch of Third TalkTogether School
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
SEPTEMBER 28: 2007
THRASS UK and Barclays
- Teaching New Skills to Thousands of Children in
South Africa
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
SEPTEMBER 21: 2007
THRASS Absa TalkTogether
Literacy Project Moves Forward with Launch of Second
TalkTogether School
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
JULY 23: 2007
South Africa's Absa Bank to fund British
literacy programme THRASS
[pdf/txt/Word/photos/video]
RELATED TOPICS
TalkTogether Conference - 31
January and 1 February 2008
[Text|Resources]
THRASS SING-A-LONG Family Reading
Project
[Text|Audio|VideoStream|Resources]
THRASS in Nambia
[Text|VideoStream]
THRASS Absa
TalkTogether Index
[Text|VideoStream]
South Africa: Phonics Training
for Student Teachers, June 05
[Text|Audio|VideoStream]
including unpublished letter
to British Newspaper
South
Africa: Phonics
Training
for Teachers of the Deaf, March 05
[Text|Photos|Audio|VideoStream]
10 Weeks Reading Progress
in 4
Weeks, Botswana, Jan 05
[Text]
B -
VIDEOS
July 07: Initial reactions to
the
THRASS Absa TalkTogether
Project
[videostream/wmv/iPod]
THRASS at Penryn College,
S. Africa
C -
ARTICLES & CUTTINGS
Nov 07: Dispatch Online (SA)
Oct 07: Reuters
Oct 07:
Buffalo City (SA)
Oct 07:
Pupils get an edge (SA)
Oct 07: A free educational advantage!
Sept 07: A magical journey
begins
July 07:
The Citizen (SA)
July 07:
Sowetan (SA)
08: Southlands Sun
Newspaper (SA)
08:
Bedfordview & Edenvale
News (SA)
Feb 08: Absa Bank actively supports
innovative literacy project (SA)
Feb 08:
On 31st
January 2008 the World Premiere of the THRASS SING-A-LONG
Concert was staged at the
Holy Rosary School (SA)
08: THRASS Absa
TalkTogether Literacy Project Launches Fifth
TalkTogether School (SA)
