Patricia Fenton: More to progressing literacy development than rigid focus on phonics
2 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM
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A student reading to children. As with any form of learning, literacy needs to take place in a context, writes Patricia Fenton. Photo / NZME
Northern Advocate
COMMENT
I knew it! I always ki-ni-ĕ-wi it would come to this if the phonics first brigade had their way. Reading revolution indeed, and the Janet and John readers in the illustration speak volumes of the full circle we ve revolved around with the introduction of new phonics-based instructional reading books. Mia taps on a mat,
Tap, tap, pat, pat …
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Letters: Border protection, quarantine, alert level 4 and contact tracing
14 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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England is in a third national lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of coronavirus. Photo / Alastair Grant, AP
NZ Herald
Raise the drawbridge
The year 2020 was without precedent and it has not done with us yet. The geographical advantages of our remote island location together with decisive Government action have protected us from the worst of the accursed Covid-19 but we cannot afford to relax.
It is disturbing to read of a number of mariners arriving with symptoms.
While it may be criticised as selfish, we should keep the drawbridge up to preserve our relatively secure and controlled situation.