Welcome to PERLS

PERLS is a wholly South African developed vocabulary-based English Language and Reading Comprehension program.

PERLS

Programmed English Reading & Language System

Welcome to PERLS, a wholly South African developed vocabulary-based English Language and Reading Comprehension program.

The PERLS Family

Assessment/Placement

English teachers know well the challenges of teaching in English in our country. English is the mother-tongue of roughly 10% of our citizens. The challenge is that both higher education and business demand a high level of comprehension of English for both education and training purposes.

This is where PERLS becomes a valuable intervention. In the Assessment/Placement module, learners are placed into the required program level within a few minutes as their command of vocabulary and reading comprehension skills are determined.
The programs have been developed to cater for both English Mother-Tongue (EMT) and English Second Language (ESL) users.

PERLS Programme Summary

  • PERLS Early Learning is designed for low-level learners and may be used for both remedial and foreign learners. It covers grades 0.0 to 3.0.
  • PERLS Junior addresses the needs of English mother-tongue learners and is graded 4.0 to 10.0 for the educational levels of the learners.
  • PERLS Senior is aimed at raising the English skills of both ESL learners and those learners whose chronological age exceeds their grade level. It is a high/low program, high interest/low vocabulary and addresses grades 1.0 to 10.0.
  • PERLS Advanced is specifically for students at a tertiary level or for employees in companies that require training at an advanced level of English. It is graded 10.0 to 14.0
  • PERLS Enrich is directed at students eager to explore the upper reaches and familiarize themselves with the less-used English vocabulary.