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In recent times a lot of attention has been focused on the importance of content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge for teachers of reading. This article presents the argument that...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article In this article, Yvonne, a junior school teacher, describes how she decided to explore how key competencies could be integrated into the daily programme, and assessed, without creating extra workload...
| Year published: 2012 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article In this article, Yvonne, a junior school teacher, describes how she decided to explore how key competencies could be integrated into the daily programme, and assessed, without creating extra workload...
| Year published: 2011 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article In this review of the English area of the New Zealand curriculum, the spotlight is focused on the grammar teachers in primary schools are expected to know and understand in order to effectively teach...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article In literacy learning situations, teachers frequently fix errors before helping children find errors. This can be a source of confusion for students, especially when they are experiencing difficulty...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Key messages:
The need to identify students’ language, phonic and alphabet knowledge early on, and to systematically teach those skills in the early years.
Schools need more support from...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article How do students from minority groups develop effective literacy skills? The perceptions of two groups of Pasifika students—one achieving and one underachieving in literacy learning—are compared. They...
| Year published: 2008 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Critical literacy is a critical thinking tool that encourages readers to question the construction and production of texts. This article discusses the findings from a collaborative research project...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article This article offers a new look at students' comprehension of poetry. Its findings will be of particular interest to English teachers and teachers working with students to extend their...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: 
set2006_2_007_0.pdf | Content type: Set article This investigation attempts to identify what literacy practices are perceived as contributing to success by Year 6–8 Pasifika students who are achieving at their age levels or above in reading and...
| Year published: 2005 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article