Literacy

An early childhood literacy programme which is in almost half of all the country's state primary schools has just been recognised with the University of Canterbury's innovation medal. Professor Gail… Audio

The Detail brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

We've got vast amounts of knowledge and information available to us at our fingertips - so why are literacy rates steadily declining? Audio

When Dr Michael Sampson embarked on a Fulbright Scholarship late last year he was expecting to continue the research and teaching he's devoted his life to. Instead his time in Ukraine was cut short by… Audio

Tim Heath has taken his 47 years as a teacher - the ideals, mistakes, joys and frustrations - and turned into a funny and compelling read in his new book. Audio, Gallery

A new report that looks at ways to boost New Zealand's literacy levels is stoking a decades-old debate about how best to teach children to read. The report, The Literacy Landscape in Aotearoa New… Audio

Canterbury researchers have been awarded a grant of just over $100,000 as part of their work helping track young children's language development. Audio

Three Minutes Max, New Zealand commentators with succinct opinions. Here's Latin teacher Robert Griffiths on the importance of keeping what some consider a 'dead' subject alive. Audio

Author Graeme Lay says it's misleading for people to accuse Captain James Cook as being an imperialist and a destroyer of cultures, when he was largely revered by Maori in New Zealand.  Audio

In this episode of Voices; a Samoan migrant makes a career out of his childhood passions for comic books and wrestling. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio, Gallery

Doug Van Belle is passionate about getting books into the hands of children and their carers. He is part of a literacy programme called Fund a Book NZ, and its aim is to raise funds to support the… Audio

A new way to try and open people's 'maths eyes' was launched at Waikato University today. It's a 1.6km long trail, with maths problems along the way, and it's free to the public. The project is an… Audio, Gallery

Youtube is being blamed for a decline in literacy among younger people. Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks to the founder of the Sydney Story Factory, Catherine Keenan, on how the not-for-profit creative writing centre is helping the literacy skills of marginalised children and youth. Audio