This is the isiNdebele 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 isiNdebele First Additional Language across Grades 1, 2 and 3, and is relevant for the 2026 and 2027 school years. The document covers Listening and Speaking, and Reading and Writing, including phonics, shared and group guided reading, word recognition, and language structure and use.
The following document, isiNdebele First Additional Language CAPS Document Grades 1-3.pdf, is the full document.
CAPS Document Brief
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The document defines isiNdebele First Additional Language teaching around the skill areas of Listening and Speaking, and Reading and Writing. Reading and Writing is further defined through sub-skills such as exposure to environmental print, shared reading, group guided reading, paired and independent reading, phonics, word recognition, comprehension and language structure and use.
The document runs to 110 pages and is organised into five sections. Section 1 introduces the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement and time allocations, Section 2 introduces additive bilingualism and the teaching of Listening and Speaking and Reading and Writing skills, Section 3 lists high frequency words, Section 4 lists the text types read in the Foundation Phase, and Section 5 is a glossary of terms.
The document aims to build learners additive bilingualism by introducing isiNdebele as a First Additional Language alongside their Home Language. It aims to develop learners ability to listen and speak with confidence, and to read and write using phonics, shared and guided reading, and correct language structures appropriate to Grades 1 to 3.
Grade
1-3
Subject
isiNdebele First Additional Language
Phase
Foundation Phase
Curriculum
South African (CAPS)
School Years
2026 and 2027