Since its introduction in February 2020, the Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA) has been adopted in more than 850 schools ...
Innovation Medal ‘great recognition of BLSA team’s efforts’
The team of researchers behind the Better Start Literacy Approach have been awarded the 2023 University of Canterbury Innovation Medal in recognition of the transformative impact of their work.
The BSLA is the first culturally responsive approach to early literacy in New Zealand that uses structured literacy teaching principles, and its development has been guided by leaders in Māori and Pacific education.