2001:8). The Reception Year (Grade R), which was introduced in South Africa in 1996 as a pilot project, forms part of the ECD phase and refers to the five to six year old child (DE 2001:18). In KwaZulu Natal, where this research was conducted, the policy is to locate all Grade R classes in primary (elementary) schools (with the exception of independent preschools) (Bridgemohan 2001:58). The aims of the research were to determine the nature and effectiveness of home-school communication practices and to make recommendations on how communication can be improved to facilitate better home-school partnerships. Comments Due to copyright restrictions this article is unavailable for download. Staff and Students of the University of Notre Dame Australia may access the full text of this article here Share Peer-reviewed Please click here to view all peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. If you would like to refine your search, please go to Advanced Search and select Subject from the drop down box. Type 'peer-reviewed' into the available box. You can then narrow your search further by adding other search parameters (eg. Date).