Platinum English First Additional Language Grade 7 Reader is a CAPS-aligned English First Additional Language resource designed to consolidate and extend Grade 7 learners’ reading comprehension, vocabulary, and language skills. It includes a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, dialogues, and functional texts that expose learners to increasingly complex language structures and ideas. The activities focus on higher-order comprehension skills such as analysing texts, making inferences, summarising information, identifying themes, and responding critically to questions. This reader supports classroom instruction, guided reading, and independent study, helping learners build confidence and prepare for the increased academic demands of the Senior Phase.