Did you know?
of kids like reading
of kids have strong writing skills
of kids have strong social skills
of kids have strong math skills
Our Vision
Professors in the making.
Our Mission
Parow Reading Centre provides a stimulating, motivating and diverse atmosphere in which we identify ways for all to exceed their goals by enhancing their reading skills.
About Tina Cowley Parow Reading Centre
Tina Cowley developed the unique “Cowley Technology assisted reading methods” during her relentless pursuit to overcome her son’s reading problem. The reading methods go back to the very basics of decoding and deciphering the alphabet, often the root of a reading disability. A research project to evaluate reading problems in schools has been carried out among numerous schools. In all cases it was established that there exists a serious short-coming in reading and learning. Just taking 20% (as a conservative estimate) of all learners in the country, which gives you 2.4 million, it becomes obvious that not being able to read is a serious problem. According to a census taken by the Department of Statistics (1996), there were 4 million illiterate adults (20 years and older) in this country.
Tina Cowley Parow Reading Centre's aim:
- Develop good readers from Grade R to Grade 12 and beyond
- Improve the reading speed of students that habitually read slowly
- Help students who tend to be dyslexic
- Improve listening skills and pronunciation
- Continuously assess progress of student
- Ensure comprehensive facilitator training to ensure professional support to each
A Fact:
Albert Einstein, the greatest scientist of all times, is the name we most commonly associate with genius, only started reading by the age eleven. By the age of twelve he was a brilliant mathematician and physicist, despite not being gifted in language.
Surprisingly, many who struggle to read are of above-average intelligence, yet their lack of reading skills can result in teachers and fellow learners labelling them and teasing them. The resulting loss of self-esteem adds another hurdle to overcome.
A Fact:
People can learn to compensate for dysgraphia, for difficulties in writing skills (certainly computers have been a boon in this regard), but parents needs to know that children will not just grow out of having a learning disability. Therefore, early diagnosis is very helpful, so a child can receive the accommodations she or he needs as soon as possible and also know that her or his struggles with penmanship are not because of being “lazy” or “not trying hard enough.”