The Right to Read campaign, led by the South African Human Rights Commission, has called for reading regulations during the commemoration of World Book day.  Wisane Baloyi for the SA Human Rights commission says that the right to read campaign, according to the human rights commission aims to make early-grade literacy a national priority through legislative reform and the development of binding regulations for the first three grades. The SA Human rights commission states that these regulations should clarify the state's obligations in terms of teaching time, teacher training, quality learner and teacher support materials, and regular literacy testing to ensure that learners can read for meaning by age 10. The Right to Read Campaign aims to mobilize civil society and the education sector, as well as society at large, to make early grade literacy a national priority reflected through legislative reform. Parents in Upington and the surrounding are encouraged to take charge and assist their children in reading.

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