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The importance of letter knowledge in the relationship between phonological awareness and reading
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-02-01)Previous correlational and experimental research has found a positive association between phonological awareness and reading skills. This paper provides an overview of studies in this area and shows that many studies have ... -
Incorporating phonics within a New Zealand whole language programme
(New Zealand Association for Research in Education, 2007-01-01)Literacy teaching in New Zealand generally follows a whole language approach that emphasizes the teaching of letter-sound knowledge within the context of meaningful text related activities. This article discusses how a New ... -
Indigenous onto-epistemologies and pedagogies of care and affect in Aotearoa.
(Symposium Journals, 2013)This article reflects on research conducted in one kindergarten that was part of a wider project focusing on 'caring for ourselves, others and the environment' in early years education in Aotearoa New Zealand. The project ... -
Induction of newly qualified teachers in New Zealand
(Routledge, 2009-01-01)In this research, commissioned by the New Zealand Teachers Council, the quality of induction of provisionally registered teachers (PRT) (newly qualified) was examined utilising qualitative ‘success case studies’ within ... -
Innovation in language support : the provision of technology in self-access
(Routledge, 2007-04)Self-access centres are sometimes portrayed as being at the forefront of pedagogical innovation. They are also said to be technology-rich language learning environments. In practice, however, the application of technology ... -
Innovation in self-access : three case studies
(Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning, 2007-01)This article reports the findings of a study into the use of technology in three self-access centres. It is based on the results of an earlier study that applied an evaluative framework to compare the use of technology in ... -
An Innovative Alternative To Providing Writing Feedback On Student's Essays
(2012)Over three semesters screen casts were successfully used with Elementary English language learners for writing feedback and peer learning. As a result, accuracy improved and students were more engaged in redrafting. Amongst ... -
Interrogating Orthodox Voices: Gender, Ethnicity and Educational Leadership
(Routledge, 2003)Research in educational leadership and management, while comprehensive in its scope and direction, has considerable imbalance. This article argues that atlthough there has been changes that look at women's leadership, ... -
The invisible alphabet: Te Whāriki, letter knowledge, and the development of reading skills
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008-01-01)A large body of research indicates that children's letter knowledge is crucial for the development of reading skills. Letter knowledge is a strong predictor of children's progress in reading. Knowing the names and sounds ... -
Jumping the fences : Maori women’s resistance to missionary schooling in northern New Zealand 1823 - 1835
(Taylor and Francis, 2001)This is a preprint of an article submitted for consideration in the Paedagogica Historica © 2001 copyright Taylor & Francis; Paedagogica Historica is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/ with the open URL of ... -
Just how expert are "expert" video-game players? Assessing the experience and expertise of video-game players across "action" video-game genres.
(Frontiers Editorial Office, 2013-12-16)Video-game play (particularly “action” video-games) holds exciting promise as an activity that may provide generalized enhancement to a wide range of perceptual and cognitive abilities (for review see Latham et al., ... -
Kei tua i te awe māpara : countercolonial unveiling of neoliberal discourses in Aotearoa New Zealand
(International Review of Qualitative Research, 2014)In this paper, we traverse both historical and contemporary discourses pertaining to early childhood care and education in Aotearoa New Zealand, offering a genealogical discursive analysis of assumptions of white superiority. ... -
Knowledge transfer, educational change and the history of education : new theoretical frameworks
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a theoretical overview of the field of knowledge transfer and educational change and a discussion of the issues raised in the six papers in this special edition. Design/ ... -
The language advisor’s role : identifying and responding to needs
(Routledge, 2004)Tertiary institutions increasingly offer language advisory sessions for second language students and staff. Advisors help students to identify language and learning needs, they recommend resources and strategies, and they ... -
Leadership development for experienced New Zealand principals: Perceptions of effectiveness
(Sage Publications, 2013)This article presents the perceptions of approximately 300 experienced New Zealand principals who participated in a pilot leadership development initiative funded by the Ministry of Education. The Experienced Principals ... -
Leadership through peer mediation : research report
(Unitec ePress, 2017-07-02)This report presents the findings of preliminary research into the perceptions of overall stakeholder satisfaction of eight Auckland secondary schools of the Leadership through Peer Mediation (LtPM) programme, a core ... -
Learner autonomy and new learning environments
(University of Hawaii * National Foreign Language Resource Center, 2011-10)The areas of autonomy and technology in language education have a potentially very close but in practice often also uneasy relationship. In a narrow sense, technology is a tool that helps learners and educators to achieve ... -
Learner strategies in the language classroom: which strategies, when and how?
(Sage Publications Ltd., 2004)Like most teachers you probably help your students to make their learning more efficient and enjoyable. In so doing you are teaching them learner strategies. Many teachers are now interested in teaching strategies in a ... -
Learner uptake and acquisition in three grammar-oriented production activities
(Sage Publications, 2009)This study investigates the effects of three types of production activities on uptake (operationalized as correct suppliance of the target structure during the treatment) and acquisition of negative adverbs in English. It ... -
Learning to foster autonomy: the role of teacher education materials
(Kanda University of International Studies (KUIS), Chiba, Japan, 2011-03-31)In recent years there has been an increased appreciation of the interrelationship between learner autonomy and teacher autonomy, both in the classroom and in the self-access centre. One obvious impact on learners’ ...