New research addresses 'Māori underachievement' in literacy

Danielle Kutchel

By Danielle Kutchel
Published February 6, 2019

Researcher Melissa Derby loves nothing more than curling up on the couch with a good book.

In fact, she loves it so much that she is striving to find a way to share that enjoyment with ...

You have hit subscriber only content.

To access this and other premium content, including exclusive e-books and magazines, subscribe now for only $1.35 per month (USD)

Secondary School Teachers (Various Roles, LSL Cover, Terms 2, 3 & 4)

St Bedes College Mentone

We’re on the lookout for teaching professionals to join our supportive and caring community across our Mentone and Bentleigh East campuses. Graduate teachers are we...

Teaching - Secondary / Apr 01, 2025

Human Resources Officer - Indooroopilly State High School

Department of Education and Training (Queensland) Brisbane

Indooroopilly State High School invites applications from an enthusiastic and highly-motivated Human Resources Officer for this Full-time Temporary position until 27 J...

Teaching - Secondary / Apr 01, 2025

Teaching - Primary / Apr 01, 2025

Leadership / Leading on the fly: research exposes the messy, unseen work of middle leaders

Sandwiched between the directives of senior leadership and the dynamics of teaching staff, relatively little has been documented about the actual day-to-day practices of middle leaders and the particular tensions they face in their multi-faceted r...

School news / Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology

Images generated by artificial intelligence have the potential to rewrite history, experts are warning.

School news / Trust over compliance: school’s winning evidence-backed approach to lesson observation

Aware that lesson observations can induce feelings of mistrust, unease and performativity amongst teachers, one New Zealand school has designed an initiative that’s championing “improving not proving”.

School news / System-wide changes required for Australian schools to reach equity goals

Social segregation in Australia’s education system is creating barriers for disadvantaged students and wide systemic change is needed if Australia is to achieve its goal of creating a high equity system that supports all students to reach their fu...

School news / Govt expands trial for young men and boys to end gender-based violence

The Federal Government is strengthening its commitment to ending gender-based violence by providing further support for young men and boys at risk of using violence.

Leadership / Escalating violence, cyberbullying and crushing workloads pushing principals to the brink: study

Violent incidents and threats cast at Australia’s school leaders have reached their highest levels since 2011, as experts warn without urgent reforms we risk losing an ‘entire generation’ of principals to escalating mental health and workload chal...

Leadership / ‘No room for error’: school principals exhausted by parents’ demands, study finds

‘Death by a thousand cuts’ is how school leaders describe the emotional impact of dealing with ‘engaged’ parents, with new research finding vulnerable principals are grappling with lawsuits, ethical dilemmas and escalating demands that undermine p...

Leadership / ‘Left completely out of it’: separated parents invisible to schools, study finds

Many separated parents, and especially those in high-conflict situations, are getting a raw deal when it comes to the communication systems in place at their child's school, new research has revealed.

School news / 'It feels very tick-a-box’: what teachers really think about staff wellbeing initiatives

Australian teachers say the mental health and wellbeing initiatives they are handed are largely inauthentic and entirely removed from the reality of teaching, a new study has found.

Leadership / Unleashing greatness: the eight-step guide to school improvement

In the crowded landscape of school improvement initiatives, Unleashing Greatness is a strategy (and book) that aims to transform schools from struggling institutions to thriving learning environments.

Leadership / Leading on the fly: research exposes the messy, unseen work of middle leaders

Sandwiched between the directives of senior leadership and the dynamics of teaching staff, relatively little has been documented about the actual day-to-day practices of middle leaders and the particular tensions they face in their multi-faceted r...

School news / Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology

Images generated by artificial intelligence have the potential to rewrite history, experts are warning.

School news / Trust over compliance: school’s winning evidence-backed approach to lesson observation

Aware that lesson observations can induce feelings of mistrust, unease and performativity amongst teachers, one New Zealand school has designed an initiative that’s championing “improving not proving”.

School news / System-wide changes required for Australian schools to reach equity goals

Social segregation in Australia’s education system is creating barriers for disadvantaged students and wide systemic change is needed if Australia is to achieve its goal of creating a high equity system that supports all students to reach their fu...

School news / Govt expands trial for young men and boys to end gender-based violence

The Federal Government is strengthening its commitment to ending gender-based violence by providing further support for young men and boys at risk of using violence.

Leadership / Escalating violence, cyberbullying and crushing workloads pushing principals to the brink: study

Violent incidents and threats cast at Australia’s school leaders have reached their highest levels since 2011, as experts warn without urgent reforms we risk losing an ‘entire generation’ of principals to escalating mental health and workload chal...

Leadership / ‘No room for error’: school principals exhausted by parents’ demands, study finds

‘Death by a thousand cuts’ is how school leaders describe the emotional impact of dealing with ‘engaged’ parents, with new research finding vulnerable principals are grappling with lawsuits, ethical dilemmas and escalating demands that undermine p...

Leadership / ‘Left completely out of it’: separated parents invisible to schools, study finds

Many separated parents, and especially those in high-conflict situations, are getting a raw deal when it comes to the communication systems in place at their child's school, new research has revealed.

School news / 'It feels very tick-a-box’: what teachers really think about staff wellbeing initiatives

Australian teachers say the mental health and wellbeing initiatives they are handed are largely inauthentic and entirely removed from the reality of teaching, a new study has found.

Leadership / Unleashing greatness: the eight-step guide to school improvement

In the crowded landscape of school improvement initiatives, Unleashing Greatness is a strategy (and book) that aims to transform schools from struggling institutions to thriving learning environments.

Leadership / Leading on the fly: research exposes the messy, unseen work of middle leaders

Sandwiched between the directives of senior leadership and the dynamics of teaching staff, relatively little has been documented about the actual day-to-day practices of middle leaders and the particular tensions they face in their multi-faceted r...

School news / Fears history is being rewritten with AI technology

Images generated by artificial intelligence have the potential to rewrite history, experts are warning.

Comments

1 opinion

denwa4me@gmail.com

6 years ago

I'm not sure that "literacy is a human right". Literacy is a learned skill. Perhaps 'opportunity to learn is a human right' would be better? Whether or how one chooses to use that opportunity is a different matter. The person who said "literacy isn't a Maori thing" may simply have been expressing a belief that literacy is not uniquely Maori, it's a skill valued by cultures around the world. You might choose different ("culturally relevant") methods such as singing or reciting whakapapa, but it's still language learning and development. However anything that encourages literacy development must be a good thing, and it's great that parents can learn new ways to encourage their children's language development.

Video Player is loading.

Current Time 0:00

Duration -:-

Loaded: 0%

Stream Type LIVE

Remaining Time 0:00