The grade 1 pupil from Buck Road Primary School in Grassy Park placed second in the national round of the South African Literacy Association for English Language competition in the grade 1 category.
Seven-year-old Cassidy Hendricks loves to read. Picture: Supplied
CAPE TOWN – She’s only had seven trips around the sun but she’s already breaking barriers.
Seven-year-old Cassidy Hendricks from Grassy Park in Cape Town has secured second place in a National English Literacy Competition.
She’s an avid reader that is way ahead of her age group and has already started reading some of the classics.
“I was born on a Friday at 12 ‘o clock at night. The clock began to strike…”
That’s the voice of seven-year-old Hendricks reading an excerpt from the book David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. And you heard right, she is only seven and her star is shining bright.
The grade 1 pupil from Buck Road Primary School in Grassy Park placed second in the national round of the South African Literacy Association for English Language competition in the grade 1 category. pic.twitter.com/mZhdJ8RUox
EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 4, 2022
The grade 1 pupil from Buck Road Primary School in Grassy Park placed second in the national round of the South African Literacy Association for English Language competition in the grade 1 category.
“I started reading at the age of two,” Hendricks said.
While she says she has a favourite book, she also has a favourite word.
“My favourite book is My Little Pony. My favourite word is family… F-A-M-I-L-Y.”
She says she will choose a book over TV any day.
We can all take a leaf out of Cassidy’s book.
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