Literacy
Teens fall short in NCEA basics
Students not reaching literacy or numeracy requirements. Audio
Report slams NCEA literacy and numeracy benchmark
An independent report has slated the NCEA's literacy and numeracy requirements, saying many of the young people who get the qualification don't know enough to function in society. Audio
Employer sees poor literacy and numeracy in NCEA graduates
An independent report has suggested replacing the NCEA's literacy and numeracy requirements with a new, separate test. Audio
Research into children's literacy, obesity and mental health gets $34m
A new project aims to cut the number of children who struggle to read and make NZ the only country in the world to successfully reduce childhood obesity.
Otara teacher raising literacy rates by writing his own books
Tangaroa College teacher, David Riley has helped turn his students into voracious readers by writing books they want to read, about their own local sports stars. His books include Off Loading with… Audio
Lack of spoken language leaving children behind
A literacy group in Auckland says some children are starting school with so few language skills, they don't even understand their own name when spoken to. Audio
Spectrum for 7 June 2015 - Print into Sound
Spectrum's Jack Perkins explores the philosophy and history of Levin's Radio Reading Service which provides regional and national news and current affairs for the print disabled. A Print Disabled… Audio
The high stakes game of improving Māori literacy in adults
The New Zealand Council for Educational Research is putting together a national strategy to raise the standards of adult literacy and numeracy in Māori. Fifty percent of Māori are below the world… Audio
Getting children engaged with reading
Jill Eggleton is an international educational consultant in literacy and author of over 800 children's books with a wide variety of teaching experiences, spanning over 30 years. She works throughout… Audio
The importance of talking and reading to children
Why children and babies are being spoken to less and the impact this is having on language and social development. Speech therapists Ann Locke and Amanda White discuss a recent pilot programme they… Audio
K is for Kiwi - literacy app
A Christchurch-based literacy expert has developed what could be the first New Zealand-accented phonics app. The app is a resource for teachers to help New Zealand children learn to read and write… Audio
Review finds failings in literacy service
An independent review has identified major shortcomings in one of the main services for school children who are struggling to read. Audio
Australian Children's Laureate Jackie French
Jackie French tackles youth literacy in her new book I Spy a Great Reader. She is a passionate advocate for literacy and knows first hand what a struggle reading can be. Jackie French is dyslexic, and… Audio
Auckland University entrance prerequisites to toughen
Auckland University is doubling the English literacy entry standard for all students from 2016 because some students' written work is so poor. Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland… Audio
Stuart McNaughton : reading
Reading and literacy Director of the Woolf Fisher Research Centre at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education, who is about to be inducted into the International Reading Association's Reading… Audio