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After Reading Recovery was removed from the curriculum in many Australian schools, [6] its utility has been questioned by researchers and policy makers in New Zealand as well. [8] By 2019, this had led to reduction in use of Reading Recovery in New Zealand's public schools, and toward a greater emphasis on phonics-based instruction.
The Ohio State University board of trustees approved the Marie Clay Endowed Chair in Reading Recovery and Early Literacy on 4 February 2005. [15] In 2017 Clay was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contribution of women to knowledge in New Zealand. [16]
Whole language is a philosophy of reading and a discredited [8] educational method originally developed for teaching literacy in English to young children. The method became a major model for education in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK in the 1980s and 1990s, [7] despite there being no scientific support for the method's effectiveness. [9]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 February 2025. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2022) World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global ...
The opposite of functional illiteracy is functional literacy, or literacy levels that are adequate for everyday purposes. The characteristics of functional illiteracy vary from one culture to another, as some cultures require more advanced reading and writing skills than do others.
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New Zealand favours fiord over fjord, unlike most other English-speaking countries. The fiord spelling was the normal one in English until the early 1920s, [112] and is preserved in many place names worldwide. In New Zealand it is used in Fiordland, a rugged region in the south-west. [citation needed]
Many Māori words or phrases that describe Māori culture have become assimilated into English or are used as foreign words, particularly in New Zealand English, and might be used in general (non-Māori) contexts. Some of these are: Aotearoa: New Zealand. Popularly interpreted to mean 'land of the long white cloud', but the original derivation ...