ABOUT THE JOURNAL
The  South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) is a peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of research in childhood learning and development and the care and education of children from birth to 12 years. View our Editorial Team.


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 LATEST ARTICLES

Original Research

 
Educators’ perspective on parental involvement in homework at a rural primary school in Palala  
Hlongolane A. Seleka, Charles S. Masoabi
06 December 2024

Original Research

 
Does it matter if some learners read slowly? Exploring relationships between reading comprehension and oral reading fluency  
Fungai Mutema, Elizabeth J. Pretorius
06 December 2024

Original Research

 
Motor milestones and physical activity: A scoping review of ECD practitioners’ contributions  
Vanessa Gibson, Elna van der Merwe, Brenda A. Coetzee
29 November 2024

Review Article

 
A review of trauma-informed neuroscientific theory to unpack the early childhood education teacher’s pastoral role in South Africa  
Corinne Meier
29 November 2024

Editorial - Special Collection: Mental mathematics and number sense in the early grades

 
An introduction to early grade mental mathematics and number sense  
Mellony H. Graven, Hamsa Venkat, Corin Mathews, Lise Westaway
18 November 2024

Original Research - Special Collection: Interrogating Coloniality in South African Primary Schools

 
Professional development of teachers: Perceptions and challenges of foundation phase teachers  
Thokozane P. Dyosini
15 November 2024

Editorial - Special Collection: Interrogating Coloniality in South African Primary Schools

 
Turning the spotlight on the politics, power and problems in primary education  
Marcina Singh, Jonathan D. Jansen
15 November 2024

Original Research

 
10-year-olds reading for meaning? A study of Sesotho Grade 4 learners’ foundational reading skills  
Maria K. Vaz
07 November 2024

Reviewer Acknowledgement

 
Acknowledgement to reviewers  
Editorial Office
04 November 2024

Editorial

 
Research in childhood education: There is much to celebrate  
Elizabeth Henning
31 October 2024
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Notification: Holiday season announcement

 
Please note that AOSIS’s office will be closed for the Republic of South Africa’s Holiday Season from 19 December 2024 and will reopen on 6 January 2025. The journal platform will remain accessible at all times, ensuring that your manuscript submissions remain uninterrupted.  
Posted: 2024-11-25

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Posted: 2024-11-07

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Posted: 2024-09-30

 Notification: Announcing the Editor's Choice: A must-read article

 

The article titled ‘Investigating the comprehension iceberg: Developing empirical benchmarks for early-grade reading in agglutinating African languages’ published in South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) has received the most citations* during the four-year period, January 2020 until December 2023.

 

Congratulations to authors Nicholas Spaull, Elizabeth Pretorius, and Nompumelelo Mohohlwane!

 

*Citation statistics were extracted from OpenAlex on 23 January 2024.

 
Posted: 2024-08-08

Notification: Final Article Published in Special Collection!

 
The concluding article of our special collection, 'Mental mathematics and number sense in the early grades,' under the expert guidance of guest editors Prof. Mellony Graven, Prof. Hamsa Venkat, Dr. Corin Mathews and Dr. Lise Westaway,' guest edited by Prof. Mellony Graven, Prof. Hamsa Venkat, Dr. Corin Mathews and Dr. Lise Westaway, is now available! Explore ‘An introduction to early grade mental mathematics and number sense’ by Mellony H. Graven, Hamsa Venkat, Corin Mathews, Lise Westaway and delve into the final insights. Read it here: Original Research - Special Collection: Mental mathematics and number sense in the early grades. Thank you for following along and enjoying the complete collection! If you are interested in launching a special collection, please contact special-issues@aosis.co.za.  
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