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As National Standards come into force around the country, schools are starting to deal with implementing them in practice. This article explores some ideas about the implementation of National...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Some teachers lack confidence in teaching art. With teacher advisory service support for visual art teaching reduced this year, schools need to find new ways to help teachers gain confidence. This...
| Year published: 2010 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set 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
It’s normal for children approaching adolescence to experiment with sexual behaviour. With a small proportion of children, though, this behaviour is inappropriate or even disturbing. This study...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
| Year published: 2009 | Publisher: NZCER Press | Free Full text: ECFolio_13_2009_001.pdf | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
These days, everyone has a mobile phone, even if they might not have a landline. Vardon School recognised the potential for texting to be an effective way to give parents regular feedback on their...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Teachers are keen to adopt new ICTs to support student learning. This article looks at one example—interactive whiteboards. Skilfully used by the teacher, sequences of magnified images wowed students...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
A group of Waikato University researchers watched as a Year 6 class experimented with Scratch, a child-oriented programming language. The software is designed for children to explore programming—it...
| Year published: 2009 | 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
At the beginning of 2005, Red Beach School staff and community began a re-visioning process. We took the time to ask such questions as “What do we believe our school stands for?” Four years down the...
| Year published: 2009 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article