RFP2601 Assignment 2 2026 - Distinction | Due 7 July 2026

RFP2601 Assignment 2 2026 - Distinction | Due 7 July 2026 3. ASSESSMENT 2 RFP2601/ASSESSMENT 2/0/2026 ASSESSMENT 2 MANDATORY FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: 100 MARKS (12% WEIGHTING) This assessment comprises short, essay and discussion questions that require your active engagement, practical experience, critical thinking and reflective response. QUESTION 1 1.1 1.2 Explain why reading is so important in the Foundation Phase. (25 MARKS) (5) Discuss your understanding of a print-rich classroom and evaluate how it contributes to reading development in the Foundation Phase. (5x2=10) 1.3 What do you understand by the Language of Learning and Teaching (LoLT) in schools, and how does it impact learners, particularly those whose home language differs from the LoLT used at school? (5x2=10) QUESTION 2 2.1 (40 MARKS) Complete the table below. Justify the importance of each of the following five emergent reading skills and provide an example of how you would develop each skill in your classroom before formal reading can begin. (4x5= 20) Emergent reading skill Eye movement from left to right Justification/importance (2 marks each) Classroom example (2 marks each) Differentiating between the shapes of letters Matching letters that are the same Sequencing and arranging pictures to create and tell a story Singing and reciting simple songs and rhymes 2.2 Your study material provides possible reasons for reading failure in South African primary schools. Discuss two such reasons and explain two ways to improve each situation. (5x4=20) 7