Posts by Vivian Jenkins
Where to get your Sunrise Readers 2024/2025!
Which Sunrise Readers are available? New edition Sunrise Readers Books 1 – 12 (Approved by the Ministries of Education in Zimbabwe and Zambia*) Revised in 2016 by the authors with Pearson Education Africa and approved by the Ministry of Education Zimbabwe, the Sunrise Educational Publishing new edition Books 1 – 10 were approved by the…
Read MoreWhich Sunrise Readers are Available?
Sunrise Readers Books 1 – 12 will take a young learner from starting to read to reading proficiency. Historically, the Sunrise Readers reading scheme consisted of twenty six Sunrise Readers. Since 1985, thousands of Zimbabwean children have learned to read – or learned to speak and read in English – using the Sunrise Readers. As…
Read MoreFlashcards/ Wordcards for Sunrise Readers Books 1 – 12
We have been asked to provide the word cards for the Sunrise Readers in one place, for easy access. On this page, you will find large flashcards for the words introduced in each Sunrise Reader, from Books 1 – 10. We will gradually add to the collection. Wordlists: You will also find the wordlists for…
Read MoreThe Importance of Story-Telling and Role Play
We believe learners must be actively and imaginatively engaged in the reading process as much as possible. Children love to imagine and to play, and they prepare themselves for the future as they act out various scenarios. Empathy work is valuable as learners have to think for others. You will find a PDF of cut-out…
Read MoreNew to the Sunrise Readers? A quick peek inside our Starter Level Books!
The Sunrise Readers are new to South Africans! Until this year, trade restrictions existed so that the Sunrise Readers were not allowed to be marketed in SA. And the revised Sunrise Readers are still new to a few Zimbabweans who are reluctant to make the transition from the original, “vintage” books. This post is here…
Read MoreWhy did we revise the Sunrise Readers?
We know you loved them! We did too! Our own children learned to read with the Sunrise Readers – nearly forty years ago! YES! They WORKED – generations of children learned to read. YES! They ENTERTAINED AND DELIGHTED – we know that the Sunrise children, Tatenda, Chipo, David and Jenny, became your best friends as…
Read MoreThe Sunrise Readers are now available in South Africa!
We are delighted that the Sunrise Readers are now available in South Africa. People have often asked why they have not been sold in South Africa until these past few months. The answer is in the slide above. Slowly but surely, parents, homeschoolers, schools and NGOs are discovering the Sunrise Readers! Just today we were…
Read MoreThe Sunrise Readers – also ideal for Homeschoolers!
Parents and educators – these popular reading books are available in South Africa for the first time ever – at affordable prices! The Sunrise Readers are a reading scheme consisting of a delightful series of carefully structured reading books, to be used in the first years of a child’s education. The vocabulary accumulates gradually and…
Read MoreBARGAIN BONANZA SALE IN ZIMBABWE!
Booksellers, schools and individuals will find the Sunrise Readers available at best prices ever! Go to SchoolBooks4Africa in Emerald Hill, Harare, to get your books. Booksellers – we appeal to you to keep your prices affordable. We believe that selling Sunrise Readers for $6, $8 or $10 is profiteering. We are passionate about literacy, and…
Read MoreSunrise Readers now available in Botswana!
Parents and teachers in Botswana have been contacting us over the past year – inquiring about where to find the Sunrise Readers in Botswana. We are happy to say they are now available! Contact Rise Africa – details above – and they will direct you to a Bookseller near you.
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