DrLornaSako.
A professional life connecting inclusive education, early mathematics and the everyday practice of teaching.
Maths Specialist, Funda Wande
PhD, University of Limpopo · 2020
perspective
Learning opens up
when we create
another way in.
Dr Lorna Sako works where inclusive education, early mathematics and teacher development meet. Her focus connects research with the practical conditions that help people participate.
Meet the educator and researcher
PhD, Community and
Continuing Education
University of Limpopo · 2020
Three strands.
One human purpose.
Ask what gets in the way.
Make an idea visible.
Support the person teaching it.
Go deeper.
Keep the evidence close.
Her doctorate, collaborative publications
and a clear route to the original sources.
How can college learning
become more inclusive?
Dr Sako’s doctoral research examines inclusive practices for students with disabilities at Technical and Vocational Education and Training colleges in Limpopo.
Explore her doctoral researchOpening access beyond the school classroom
How are inclusive practices integrated for students with disabilities at TVET colleges in Limpopo?
From materials to mathematics in the classroom
How were Bala Wande materials and teacher support taken up during early Grade 1 implementation?
What teachers need to make inclusion work
How do educators experience supporting learners with impairments in full-service primary schools?
Read the question. Understand the approach.
See the limitations. Follow the source.
Ideas travel.
Practice connects.
Sharing the Bala Wande Foundation Phase mathematics work with fellow education delegates.
Explore the professional record
Multilingual foundational learning. Teacher support. The possibilities of a shared education conversation.
About the conference (opens another website)Same numbers.
New perspective.
Eight and five. Ten and three. Watch one small rearrangement make a relationship clearer.
Enter the Learning StudioFour working tools for exploring number, participation, research and classroom resources.
8 + 5 = 13
Start with 8 in the first quantity and 5 in the second. There are 13 altogether.
Find your
starting point.
Official resources. Clear attribution.
English, Sepedi and more.
Number Sense
Bala Wande / Funda Wande · Teacher study and lesson preparation
Mathematics Dictionary: English–Sepedi
Bala Wande / Funda Wande · Vocabulary preparation and bilingual classroom support
Guidelines for Responding to Learner Diversity through CAPS
Department of Basic Education, South Africa · Planning differentiated teaching and assessment