The Reading & Writing journal 2026 Special Collection: We invite you to submit

AOSIS calls on all authors to participate in the Reading & Writing journal’s 2026 special collection, Advancing Literacy through Teacher Education: Insights from the PrimTEd Language and Literacy Initiative, that will be published in the open-access scholarly journal. Submit your latest research for consideration, contribute to the open-access content available to everyone, and share your expertise with a wider audience.

Timeline:

• Online full manuscript submission open: 01 October 2025
• Online full manuscript submission closes: 28 February 2026
• Expected publication date: 31 July 2026

Reading & Writing 2026 special collection. Advancing Literacy through Teacher Education: Insights from the PrimTEd Language and Literacy Initiative

The Primary Teacher Education (PrimTEd) Project, a national initiative, aims to play a pivotal role in strengthening the quality of teacher education in South Africa. The Language and Literacy Assessments of PrimTEd focuses on developing, designing diagnostic and performance assessments, using lecturer-agreed-upon standards for pre-service teacher competence in Languages and Mathematics. The assessments focus on knowledge and practice for foundation and intermediate language and mathematics student teachers. By using a collaborative approach, the PrimTEd project aims to increase teacher agency through reflective practice for teaching, using valid evidence from the assessment. The reflection is likely to result in a lecturer consensus on what constitutes an effective curriculum for mathematics and languages in the Bachelor of Education foundation and intermediate languages and mathematics courses.

Recommended topics:

Submissions may include, but are not limited to, the following themes:

• Empirical research on the translation/versioning and application of the PrimTEd standards from English to African Languages.
• Studies on the design and implementation of the PrimTEd items and performance assessments.
• Methodological innovations in literacy assessment for pre-service teachers.
• Case studies of institutional capacity building in literacy teacher education.
• The impact of PrimTEd on language and literacy teaching in African languages and English.
• Critiques and theoretical engagements with the assumptions and implications of the PrimTEd standards.
• Language and literacy pedagogies rooted in African epistemologies and multilingual realities.

Manuscript information:

The author guidelines include information about the types of articles received for publication and preparing a manuscript for submission. Read the full submission guidelines.

Submission procedure:

When submitting your manuscript to the Reading & Writing, choose ‘Advancing Literacy through Teacher Education’ as the article type. You can access the submission portal on the journal’s website after logging in with your personal credentials. For further information on the submission process, visit the journal procedure page.

All submissions will undergo an anonymous review process to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The Editor-in-Chief will make the final decision on acceptance, revision, or rejection based on the feedback from the reviewers.

We will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@rw.org.za.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of the guest editors:

• Dr Connie Makgabo, University of Pretoria, connie.makgabo@up.ac.za
• Prof Maureen Robinson, University of Stellenbosch: mrobinson@sun.ac.za
• Dr Lyn Kok, Kelello, lyn@kelello.org
• Dr Qetello Moloi, Kelello, qetelo@kelello.org

We would be honoured to receive a positive reply from you and look forward to receiving your manuscript.