Learning to Read in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Collaboration Between Early Childhood Educators, Families and Schools

by Paul Adams (Editor), Heather Ryan (Editor)

There have been many texts concerning learning to read in New Zealand. However, this is the first to have primarily focused on the critical interrelationship between what parents do, the literacy practices in early childhood settings, and the teaching of reading in schools. Each area in isolation plays an important role, but together they create a powerful mix for ensuring early reading success. This book is organized into four key the theoretical, social and policy contexts of reading; literacy practices in early childhood settings and homes; reading, and doing well at school; and helping children with reading difficulties. This is essential reading for those wishing to know more about where reading is headed in the future, what early childhood settings can do to support literacy, how schools should teach reading, and what parents can do to ensure their child learns to read successfully.

350 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2002

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