First foundations
Grade RR
- Listening and sound awareness
- Rhymes, syllables and phonological awareness
- Vocabulary and oral language
- Pre-writing and fine-motor foundations
- An age-appropriate introduction to sounds
Reading support · 2027
LaunchPad: an early literacy programme for Grade RR and Grade R.
School-based, small-group learning designed to make the first steps into literacy structured, active and enjoyable.
Children in Grade RR and Grade R are close in age, but they are not at the same point in their literacy development. LaunchPad keeps one shared sense of discovery while giving each grade an appropriate focus.
Building the code
Grade R
- Systematic phonics and letter-sound recognition
- Blending and segmenting
- Letter formation
- Tricky and high-frequency words, where appropriate
- Early spelling and progression towards reading independently
Inside a session
Active learning, with a reason behind it.
LaunchPad uses hands-on, multi-sensory activities to keep young children engaged while practising the foundations that matter.
Hear the difference
Children tune in to sounds, patterns, rhythm and spoken language.
Learn through touch
Letters, mark-making and practical materials turn abstract ideas into something children can explore.
Return with purpose
Important skills are revisited so familiarity can grow into confidence.
Good to know
Focused support, with clear professional boundaries.
LaunchPad is an early literacy and phonics programme. It does not diagnose learning difficulties or replace specialist assessment. Where a child's needs fall outside the programme's scope, the responsible next step is a conversation and an appropriate referral.
Enquiries
Ask whether LaunchPad is available at your child's school.
The programme launches in selected West Rand schools in 2027.
Talk to Nathalie or Ronel