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Many centres use valuable display space for notices to parents, rather than displaying children's writing. This study of New Zealand kindergartens gives insight into the kinds of environments which...
| Year published: 1997 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Early Childhood Folio article
For most lowest-achieving children, Reading Recovery offers a second chance to catch. What about those who are the hardest-to-teach - those who need a third chance? This study shows that they too can...
| Year published: 1999 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
This is a review of the work of Peter Freebody in this field. It is a stimulating look at classroom practice, assessment of literacy, and mis-matches of policy and method.
| Year published: 1993 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
From Alan Duff’s original vision in 1992, the Books in Homes programme grew to reach 397 low-decile schools and 78,000 students by 2001, with well over a million books distributed. The evaluation was...
| Year published: 2002 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Investigating suspected underachievement in literacy in an intermediate school revealed that the levels of achievement in reading and writing were indeed a concern, especially the writing of Years 5–...
| Year published: 2006 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article
Proponents of metaphor research argue metaphor is no longer regarded as merely a poetic flourish, but instead forms a part of our regular meaning-making repertoire. This article critically considers...
| Year published: 2014 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Curriculum Matters 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
How you assess partly depends on your notion of what writing is for. But the accuracy of the assessment depends on clearly distinguishing different characteristics, from planning to...
| Year published: 1991 | Publication type: Journal article | Publisher: NZCER Press | Content type: Set article