Screen LibraryExcellence and equity in literacy education : the case of New Zealand /
"Literacy is arguably the most important goal of schooling as, to a large extent, it determines young children's educational and life chances and is fundamental in achieving social justice. New Zealand's literacy education programme has long been regarded as one of the world's mo...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave studies in excellence and equity in global education
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| Summary: |
"Literacy is arguably the most important goal of schooling as, to a large extent, it determines young children's educational and life chances and is fundamental in achieving social justice. New Zealand's literacy education programme has long been regarded as one of the world's most successful approaches to teaching literacy skills to young children. Excellence and Equity in Literacy Education questions this widely held assumption. In the late 1990s the New Zealand government developed a national literacy strategy aimed at reducing persistently large inequities in literacy achievement outcome |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781137415561 (hardback) : 1137415568 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | LB1576 |
| CLC: | G561.2 |
| Call Number: | G561.2/E961 |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword; Gail T. Gillon -- 1. The Development of New Zealand's National Literacy Strategy; William E. Tunmer and James W. Chapman -- PART I: EVIDENCE THAT NEW ZEALAND'S NATIONAL LITERACY STRATEGY HAS FAILED -- 2. Findings from New Zealand's Participation in the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) in 2001, 2006, and 2011; Jane E. Prochnow, William E. Tunmer, and Keith T. Greaney -- 3. Is Reading Recovery an Effective Early Literacy Intervention Programme for Children who Most Need Literacy supports?; James W. Chapman, Keith T. Greaney, |