Breakthrough to Literacy

Mother-tongue literacy course for the first three years of schooling

Breakthrough to Literacy ( BTL ) is a literacy programme developed by the School’s’ Council in the UK and adapted by the Molteno Project for the African language schools.

Main Characteristics of Breakthrough to Literacy

• Learner-centeredness: Encourages active participation in the learning process.
• Ability Grouping: Enables each learner to move at his/her own pace within a supportive group.
• Self-pacing: Allows individual learners to select their next phase of development.
• Small- group work: Provides a secure learning environment and ongoing consolidation.
• Critical thinking: Develops crucial thinking skills and enables learners to work independently.
• Phonic regularity: Capitalises on the phonic regularity and spelling systems of indigenous African languages.