‘Phenomenal progress’: New Zealand schools lead the shift towards structured literacy

Deniz Uzgun

By Deniz Uzgun
Published April 7, 2022

Amid New Zealand’s faltering reading performance and lack of national direction in literacy instruction, schools are driving the charge to bring a structured literacy approach to their classrooms.

PHOTO: Andy Kruy.

Literacy expert Liz Kane has just returned from providing a professional development session on structured literacy in a Palmerston North ...

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