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The first THRASS Accredited Certificate course in Namibia was held on 14 and 15
September at the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED) in
Okahandja and was part-funded by USAID, the government agency that has been
providing US economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for more than 40
years.
In the
video coverage of the course, we hear William January of NIED and Dr Francis
Nyathi of the University of Namibia telling the delegates how they came about to
be holding a course in Namibia, and Alan Davies explaining to them that their
main task is to develop phoneme awareness, or an awareness of spelling choices,
in the children. The delegates are all very positive and are talking about
how impressed they are with THRASS.
“If we
implement the THRASS knowledge and skills, we will completely eradicate literacy
problems in Namibia.”
“It is so
powerful that while it seems like playing, the THRASS programme opens avenues
for further learning, not only for learners but for professionals too.”
“This was
a fantastic course that opened out eyes of how we could start the high order
thinking at an early age.”
“Excellent. Opened a whole new world to me about English phonics. It explains so
many problems I’ve been experiencing. I’ve learned so much about THRASS, but
also about teaching skills.”
“This was
wonderful. If we could have more time we could be experts in teaching THRASS,
but I am going to try my level best to introduce this in my region.”
“THRASS is
the best way of teaching children how to read.”
These are
just some of their comments and THRASS UK is now actively seeking a sponsor for
the development of THRASS in Namibia to enable it to be implemented in all
schools.
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