Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 12:20 pm
A study to measure the mental health of young people who
grow up in areas with unhealthy environmental features, such
as gaming venues, takeaway shops and liquor outlets, is one
of 12 projects to get the greenlight through a new $4M
collaboration to fund child health research.
A Better
Start, one of the country’s 11 National Science
Challenges, and Cure Kids, New Zealand’s largest national
child health research charity, are co-funding the new
projects, which are all aimed at making a real-world
difference for tamariki and their whānau.
The
research projects are centred on three key research areas
The Better Start Literacy Approach
(BSLA), developed by a team of researchers at UC’s Child
Well-Being Research Institute, is being rolled out this year
to over 1000 new entrant/Year 1 teachers and literacy
specialists around New Zealand.
The $10m
funding over the next two years will support the upskilling
of approximately 5,000 teachers and literacy specialists
through UC’s new micro-credential professional development
qualifications.
Professors Gail Gillon and
Brigid McNeill have led the development of the Better Start
Literacy Approach over several years. The success of the
approach in developing children’s oral language, early
reading and writing ability has been proven through
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The Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA), developed by a team of researchers at UC’s Child Well-Being Research Institute, is being rolled out this year to over 1000 new entrant/Year 1 teachers and literacy specialists around New Zealand.
The $10m funding over the next two years will support the upskilling of approximately 5,000 teachers and literacy specialists through UC’s new micro-credential professional development qualifications.
Professors Gail Gillon and Brigid McNeill have led the development of the Better Start Literacy Approach over several years. The success of the approach in developing children’s oral language, early reading and writing ability has been proven through controlled research trials as part of the
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