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Literacy is a foundational area of learning from early learning through to senior secondary school. The Instructional Series is designed to support teaching and learning through years 1-8. 

On 14 June 2024, the Minister announced changes to the National Curriculum. As changes to the curriculum are progressed the resources in this section will be reviewed and updated to align to the refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. We appreciate your patience while this work is completed.

Use the search box below to help you find materials and resources related to literacy. The filters on the left will help you narrow down your search. 

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Results for Literacy (inc. Instructional Series) ( 1598 results )

    • Walking to School (yellow)

      This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (yellow) book is a narrative story about a grandfather walking to school with his grandson.

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    • Rua and Te Manu

      This story, presented in a graphic text format, tells how Rua journeys under the sea to rescue his son Te Manu, who has been taken by Tangaroa.

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    • Waiting

      This is a gentle story with a twist, which is revealed in the final illustration.

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    • Frog Finds a Home - Big Book

      This big book introduces some of the animal characters who appear in the Ready to Read Phonics Plus series. It is designed for “reading to” students and will allow them to becom...

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    • Pencils and Pens (purple)

      This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (purple) book is a information text about school writing implements and how they have changed over the last hundred years.

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    • Pen Pals

      In this report, students from Arataki School describe how they are getting to know the residents at a retirement home by becoming their pen pals.

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    • The Invisible Force

      “The Invisible Force” describes some of the characteristics of magnets and how these characteristics were first discovered and used.

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    • Ask Eddie

      What does it mean to be Māori? In this first-person narrative, Eddie’s classmates expect him to be familiar with a pōwhiri because he is Māori. But that’s not how Eddie feels, a...

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    • Māra

      “Out in the māra is where I like to be. Out in the māra, what insects can I see?”

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    • School Journal Level 4 May 2021

      Inside this School Journal are two articles (Kei te Tāone Nui: Māori and the City [1945–1970]; Reducing our Footprint), two stories (Fleet of Foot; Please Don’t Tap the Glass), ...

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    • Earmuffs (red)

      This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (red) book is a story about William, who is intrigued by Grandad’s earmuffs, and Grandad lets him try them on after explaining they keep out noise.

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    • The Little Red Hen (green)

      This Ready to Read Colour Wheel (green) book is a story with engaging features that include the humour, the fantasy context (the animals behaving like humans), strong characteri...

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