Fostering a love of stories in a child’s first years is key to lifelong reading
- Written by Elaine Reese, Professor of Psychology, University of Otago
Children’s literacy rates are falling around the globe. In response, a number of governments, including New Zealand’s, are overhauling the way reading is taught in primary school.
One key change is a renewed focus on phonics (mapping sounds to letters).
But an overemphasis on phonics could dampen children’s motivation to read...





