Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery's refresh - will it satisfy its critics?
A literacy programme for children created in New Zealand and used by thousands of schools around the world is undergoing a refresh - but will it be enough to satisfy its critics? Audio
Easy as A-B-C? Report stokes debate about how to teach reading
A new report that looks at ways to boost New Zealand's literacy levels is stoking a decades-old debate about how best to teach children to read. The report, The Literacy Landscape in Aotearoa New… Audio
Teachers relying too much on Reading Recovery programme
A new report looking at what works in primary school classrooms and what doesn't is warning teachers not to rely on the $40 million a year Reading Recovery programme for struggling young readers. The… Audio
NZ professor says reading recovery needs to be brought up to date
A New Zealand professor, James Chapman, says reading recovery needs to be brought up to date. "The science of reading has simply moved on." Audio
NSW schools opt out of Reading Recovery
The New South Wales government loses faith in the New Zealand Reading Recovery programme after using it for more than 30 years. Audio
Leading literacy
University of Auckland student Adena Emanuel and Professor Janet Gaffney from the Faculty of Education and Social Work talk about their research showing how the development of young readers and… Audio