Dr Maria Vaz

Lecturer
Name: Maria Vaz
Location: ADA 209, Ukhamba Building Soweto Campus
CALT Staff, Department of Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, Staff  Staff Members

Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 559 5721

Email: mvaz@uj.ac.za

About Dr Maria Vaz

About Maria Vaz

Maria is an educator with a passion for teaching and research. Her teaching experience dates back to the early nineties, when she first taught Foundation Phase learners in Township schools. Her growth as a teacher continued with years of experience and professional qualifications. Her career highlights include acquiring a Master’s degree at the University of Witwatersrand, promotion to Head of Department and working as a mentor teacher and Head of Department at the first teaching school in South Africa, Funda UJabule Primary. Her outstanding work with students at Funda UJabule as a mentor precipitated her appointment as a lecturer in the Department of Childhood Education at the University of Johannesburg in 2014. She is currently teaching Sesotho in both the foundation and intermediate phases. She is a member of the PrimTed and a coordinator and writer in the Sesotho and IsiZulu Reading Project (SIRP) in CALT@UJ. She recently graduated with her PhD in the field of reading comprehension.

Publications

Vaz, M. (2024). 10-year-olds reading for meaning? A study of Sesotho Grade 4 learners’ foundational reading skills. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 14(1), 12 pages. doi: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v14i1.1573