APS learner, Senzelwokuhle Sibiya, loves spending time with eductor, Ruella Naicker, in the school library and learning and reading about historical stories
Acaciavale Primary School educators, Aneesa Khan and Ruella Naicker, are bringing back “old skool” ways and placing a book in every APS learner’s hands.
“Many of our learners only know how to operate smartphones and are great experts in the field, but none of them know how a library works or the joys of reading a book,” said Naicker. Khan told The Ladysmith Herald that they are not totally against smartphones and new technology, but find that learners are not only losing out on how a library works, but the whole experience on how to use their imagination. “Learners also by just reading a book, are not only exposed to great stories, but reading assists with grammar, sentence structure and of course allowing information to be stored, giving the learner the opportunity to keep information, while learning.”
Learners can only benefit from using the library at school. Due to Covid-19 regulations, books are kept at school and only sanitised hands touch the books. “Learners adhere to the social distancing regulations and enjoy the library by reading a book.” Khan and Naicker added that the school library also allows learners to think out of the box and discover new words or word games that can be played, while utilising the library. “This is one of many games that can be played to allow learners to learn more and use the benefits of having a library to the fullest.”
