This is the Sepedi First Additional Language CAPS Document (Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement) for the Foundation Phase, Grades 1-3, issued by the South African Department of Basic Education. It sets out what must be taught, learnt and assessed in Sepedi First Additional Language across Grades 1, 2 and 3, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document focuses on developing listening and speaking, phonics and reading, and writing and language structure skills for learners studying Sepedi as an additional language.
The following document, Sepedi First Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 1-3.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
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The document defines Sepedi First Additional Language teaching around the core language skills of listening and speaking, phonics and reading, and writing and language structure and use. It also describes the types of texts and resources, such as stories, dialogues and informational texts, that learners in the Foundation Phase are expected to engage with.
The document runs to 102 pages and is organised into four sections: Karolo ya 1 (Section 1), an introduction to the National Curriculum Statement and general aims of the South African curriculum; Karolo ya 2 (Section 2), covering the Foundation Phase context for the additional language; Karolo ya 3 (Section 3), an overview of language skills and teaching plans; and Karolo ya 4 (Section 4), which sets out the types of texts to be covered in the Foundation Phase.
The specific aims are for learners to develop functional listening and speaking skills, to acquire phonics and reading skills that build towards independent reading, and to develop basic writing and language structure skills in Sepedi as an additional language. The subject aims to give learners access to a further South African language, supporting social communication and preparing them for further language learning in later grades.
Grade
1-3
Subject
Sepedi First Additional Language
Phase
Foundation Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027