Ngingatjheqa!

Ngingatjheqa! · Nginamandla amanengi!

A Grade 1 first reader in isiNdebele that celebrates the things a small reader can do — jump run and dance, in mother tongue. Eight illustrated spreads — "Ngingakghona ukugijima. Ngigijima msinyana khulu." "Ngingakghona ukupotoloka. Ngipotoloka koke-koke." "Asitjheqeleni phezulu naphasi soke!" — pair action-verb vocabulary with physical action words and capability.

What's inside 8 illustrated story pages in isiNdebele · Sight words: tjheqa, gijima, gida · Phonics focus: the 'tjh' sound in tjheqa · Pre-reading prompt

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Reading level: Grade 1, Term 4 · Ages 5-7