AUDIO-VERBAL READING and SPEAKING                        Literacy and linguistic science.

John Callahan.Read and Speak programme developer.(a) Multicultural, multi-level teaching specialist (b) school principal (c) Researcher for the Tertiary Education Commission.    

                       An equal chance for all people.

Universal education in New Zealand can, once again, be a reality. New Zealand can once again be the leader in wealth production and social equity development.

  No one is left behind.  

THE AWFUL TRUTH ABOUT FOUNDATION LEARNING IN N.Z.

The failure to find a method of learning, assessment and resourcing of language and literacy development for learners with processing needs.

When a person reads word by word they are not reading on the level of ideas. People can read the words but are unable to read with  understanding.   (metacognition)

Currently teachers have no assessment of  metacognitive capabilty when reading. They have no plan... 
       

 or library for developing listening and speech. 

Minister of Education, Ann Tolley.  Minister Tolley says 1 in 5 people to go to school for 10+ years and  are  illiterate when they get out of school !      

                                  The problem is far worse !

7 out of 10 New Zealanders can not read fluently beyond a 10 year reading age !

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