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Young New Zealanders are turning off reading in record numbers – we need a new approach to teaching literacy

  • Written by Christine Braid, Professional Learning and Development Facilitator in Literacy Education, Massey University
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Meet Otis. He’s eight years old and until recently he didn’t want to read or write. Then his teacher changed the way she taught and things began to improve.

After a few weeks, Otis (not his real name, but he’s a real child) wanted to read and write at every opportunity. With this new-found knowledge and...

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