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Most children are right-handed and as a result most teachers have developed teaching methods that are aimed specifically at right-handers rather than lefthanders. Most teachers feel uncomfortable...
| Year published: 1984 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Spelling research is making good progress. Two of the areas it is finding very fruitful are:
1 an examination of the words children write - and subsequently misspell;
2 investigation of how we...
| Year published: 1983 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article A grab bag of information on various topics, including current research projects and new periodicals.
| Year published: 1974 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article The family is one of the sites for literacy learning and that families vary both between themselves and according to culture. This article provides some suggestions with the aim of encouraging a...
| Year published: 2007 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article This article, based on a 2-year study of working strategically with Years 5 to 8 priority learners, concludes that what is effective writing instruction for all students is particularly effective for...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Asking very young children to draw can reveal a great deal about how they are coping with school, what they are learning and what they regard as important. Better teaching can follow.
| Year published: 1994 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article In a study based on a survey of Year 11 students, boys reported a higher level of negative writing satisfaction and less writing enjoyment in the English classroom than girls did. Boys and girls...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Poetry can be a significant aspect of a person’s literacy experiences (Tomlinson & Lynch-Brown, 2002). It is an excellent genre for learning, but what are the best methods and should poetry be...
| Year published: 2022 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article Non Standard English and Comprehension / Writing Skills Improved by English Grammar Instruction? / Language Through TV / Learn to Read - When? / Foreign Language in Primary School
| Year published: 1975 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article Nairn, K., Higgins, J., & Sligo, J. (2012). Children of Rogernomics: A neoliberal generation leaves school. Otago University Press. Reviewed by Jennifer Tatebe
Kalantzis, M., & Cope,...
| Year published: 2013 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters article