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This Ethics Clearance Certificate should be read in conjunction with the Integrated Declaration F... more This Ethics Clearance Certificate should be read in conjunction with the Integrated Declaration Form (D08) which specifies details regarding: • Compliance with approved research protocol, • No significant changes, • Informed consent/assent, • Adverse experience or undue risk, • Registered title, and • Data storage requirements. EC 15/11/03 iii ETHICS STATEMENT Sophie Deliwe Sibanda has obtained, for the research described in this work, the applicable research ethics approval. I declare that I have observed the ethical standards required in terms of the University of Pretoria's "Code of ethics for researchers and the Policy guidelines for responsible research," DATE: 2018-11-12 iv DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this research study to my father, Sydney Taizwirhewa Munhewa Mutizira Sibanda. Thank you for your guidance, patience, love and words of encouragement throughout my life. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge a number of people who contributed to the completion of the dissertation. I am also thankful to the following persons who have supported me throughout my studies:  My life partner and soulmate, Mr JM Mthimunye, for your patience, support and willingness to always help when I need it most.  Dr Roy Venketsamy, my supervisor, whom I hold in the highest regard, for his unceasing support, patience, advice and encouragement. Thank you for your inspiration, guidance and always willing to help me to successfully complete my studies and keeping me on my toes. Thank you for helping me to find my direction.  Dr Susan Thuketana for taking the time to read and advise me on my dissertation against all odds. I sincerely appreciate your support and guidance.  The Almighty God, for providing me with strength throughout my challenges.  My beautiful daughters, Surprise, Tshepiso, Thiko and Mohau for their love, support and kindness throughout this rough journey. Thank you for always being willing to listen to my frustrations.  My colleagues at school for always being willing to make time for me when I needed support. It was a privilege to complete my studies knowing I have the best support system one could ask for.  The language and technical editor for the editing of my dissertation. Thank you so much for your friendliness and excellent work.  My appreciation to all Grade 3 teachers who took part in the study, for their time and willingness to share their concerns and experiences with me. Thank you for being there for me. Without your contribution, my study would not have been possible.  Finally, my gratitude to Janvier Matabishi Ndihano who constantly spent sleepless nights guiding me on technical matters pertaining the table of c vi ABSTRACT Teachers are the key players in the teaching of literacy skills to young learners. The teacher is primarily responsible for using different approaches to teach literacy skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing to young learners whose language is not the same as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) at schools. Teachers must plan activities that are learner centred and promotes interaction and participation. It has been found that the use of a variety of teaching approaches and various kind of texts improve literacy skills amongst learners. This study aimed to qualitatively gain insight into the approaches teachers use to teach literacy skills in the Foundation Phase class. The study's primary and secondary research questions are as follows: What approaches do teachers use to teach literacy skills in the Foundation Phase? How do teachers integrate listening, speaking and writing when teaching reading in English as a First Additional Language (FAL)? In an attempt to answer the above research questions, semistructured individual interviews were held with Grade 3 teachers. vii

This Ethics Clearance Certificate should be read in conjunction with the Integrated Declaration F... more This Ethics Clearance Certificate should be read in conjunction with the Integrated Declaration Form (D08) which specifies details regarding: • Compliance with approved research protocol, • No significant changes, • Informed consent/assent, • Adverse experience or undue risk, • Registered title, and • Data storage requirements. EC 15/11/03 iii ETHICS STATEMENT Sophie Deliwe Sibanda has obtained, for the research described in this work, the applicable research ethics approval. I declare that I have observed the ethical standards required in terms of the University of Pretoria's "Code of ethics for researchers and the Policy guidelines for responsible research," DATE: 2018-11-12 iv DEDICATION I would like to dedicate this research study to my father, Sydney Taizwirhewa Munhewa Mutizira Sibanda. Thank you for your guidance, patience, love and words of encouragement throughout my life. v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to acknowledge a number of people who contributed to the completion of the dissertation. I am also thankful to the following persons who have supported me throughout my studies:  My life partner and soulmate, Mr JM Mthimunye, for your patience, support and willingness to always help when I need it most.  Dr Roy Venketsamy, my supervisor, whom I hold in the highest regard, for his unceasing support, patience, advice and encouragement. Thank you for your inspiration, guidance and always willing to help me to successfully complete my studies and keeping me on my toes. Thank you for helping me to find my direction.  Dr Susan Thuketana for taking the time to read and advise me on my dissertation against all odds. I sincerely appreciate your support and guidance.  The Almighty God, for providing me with strength throughout my challenges.  My beautiful daughters, Surprise, Tshepiso, Thiko and Mohau for their love, support and kindness throughout this rough journey. Thank you for always being willing to listen to my frustrations.  My colleagues at school for always being willing to make time for me when I needed support. It was a privilege to complete my studies knowing I have the best support system one could ask for.  The language and technical editor for the editing of my dissertation. Thank you so much for your friendliness and excellent work.  My appreciation to all Grade 3 teachers who took part in the study, for their time and willingness to share their concerns and experiences with me. Thank you for being there for me. Without your contribution, my study would not have been possible.  Finally, my gratitude to Janvier Matabishi Ndihano who constantly spent sleepless nights guiding me on technical matters pertaining the table of c vi ABSTRACT Teachers are the key players in the teaching of literacy skills to young learners. The teacher is primarily responsible for using different approaches to teach literacy skills such as listening, speaking, reading and writing to young learners whose language is not the same as the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) at schools. Teachers must plan activities that are learner centred and promotes interaction and participation. It has been found that the use of a variety of teaching approaches and various kind of texts improve literacy skills amongst learners. This study aimed to qualitatively gain insight into the approaches teachers use to teach literacy skills in the Foundation Phase class. The study's primary and secondary research questions are as follows: What approaches do teachers use to teach literacy skills in the Foundation Phase? How do teachers integrate listening, speaking and writing when teaching reading in English as a First Additional Language (FAL)? In an attempt to answer the above research questions, semistructured individual interviews were held with Grade 3 teachers. vii