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This publication from the website of the Education Review Office (ERO) gives information to parents on how to choose a school for their five year old child. Includes steps to take for choosing a school, key questions to ask, information for parents, features of classrooms for five year olds, and useful addresses. [Full Record]
http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/ChoosingSchool5YrOld
He Kapo Ahau 
In this book, a blind girl ‘sees’ with her fingers. Nga Kete Korero is a core programme of sequential early readers and support materials designed for children, from emergent to fluency stages, who are learning to read Māori. The four levels are Harakeke, Kiekie, Pingao, and Miro, with sublevels indicated by the five vowels in ascending order of difficulty. [Full Record]
0 908 97549 X [ ISBN ]
He Kuri Arahi
This photo-story shows a young woman and her guide dog getting on and off a bus and moving with confidence about the busy city streets. The photographs will provide a number of talking points for young readers. Nga Kete Korero is a core programme of sequential early readers and support materials designed for children, from emergent to fluency stages, who are learning to read Māori. The four levels are Harakeke, Kiekie, Pingao, and Miro, with sublevels indicated by the five vowels in ascending order of difficulty. [Full Record]
1 877 24174 1 [ ISBN ]
He Mowhiti Hou ma Petera
Petera needs to be convinced to wear his new glasses. He is afraid of getting teased, but his class think he looks good. Nga Kete Korero is a core programme of sequential early readers and support materials designed for children, from emergent to fluency stages, who are learning to read Māori. The four levels are Harakeke, Kiekie, Pingao, and Miro, with sublevels indicated by the five vowels in ascending order of difficulty. [Full Record]
1 877 24128 8 [ ISBN ]
He Taonga ma Timoti
Learning Media item 92420. An audio cassette version of this story from ‘He Kohikohinga Tuarua’ (item 91335) about a blind boy who receives birthday gifts – and one very special gift in particular – from members of his whanau. [ Full Record ]
This research paper discusses the specific needs of Māori learners with special needs both in mainstream and total immersion contexts and the degree to which these needs are being met. [ Full Record ]
http://www.aare.edu.au/01pap/bev01117.htm
Index New Zealand (INNZ) Online lists abstracts of articles about New Zealand and the South Pacific published in approximately 300 New Zealand newspapers, magazines, and periodicals (mainly since 1987). The list covers a wide variety of subject areas, including the arts, humanities, sciences, current events, and general interest. It can be searched by keyword, title, magazine, or author’s name. This INNZ Online service is private to New Zealand schools and a login is required. See this web page for information on how to obtain copies of articles from the National Library if the magazines are not available from school libraries or other local sources. [ Full Record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/innz/
This web page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education provides a link to the collective agreement for kaiarahi i te reo, assistants to teachers of students with severe disabilities, and special education assistants. Effective 21 October 2005 to 1 September 2006. It is downloadable in Word format. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=10870& indexid=1014&indexparentid=1013
This web page from the Ministry of Education sets out the individual employment agreement for kaiarahi i te reo, assistants to teachers of students with severe disabilities, and special education assistants. It also links to downloadable related documents including the collective agreement, and an explanation of services available for resolution of employment relationship problems. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=5519
This publication from the Ministry of Education is part of an introductory professional development programme for teacher aides/kaiawhina who have no specific qualifications for their work in supporting teachers of students with special education needs. To be used in conjunction with the accompanying video. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/web/downloadable/dl7305_v1/ teacher-aide-folder-feb-2002.pdf
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education provides a report of a study to investigate Māori perspectives of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Parents and whanau of 19 Māori children with ASD shared stories of raising their children. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=10080& data=l
This page from the Ministry of Education website provides information about the Group Special Education (GSE) Māori Strategy. It uses the imagery of a meeting house (wharenui) to explain how service provision for Māori can be facilitated within the context of Special Education and in a way that meets the needs of those Māori clients who wish to avail themselves of such an option. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=7713& indexid=8825&indexparentid=6871
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides information about special education for school boards of trustees. Includes roles and responsibilities, provision of resources, and support services. The publication can be downloaded in PDF format. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=6751
The website of the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Contains information about early childhood, primary, secondary, and tertiary education in New Zealand. Includes publications, research, job vacancies, and information on Māori and Pacific education. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website describes some of the organisations that provide support, services, and information for children and young people with special education needs, and their family/whanau. Includes special education offices at national and local level, schools and early childhood centres, parent groups, and disability services. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=6763
This web page has links to an msWord or PDF version of Picking Up The Pieces: Review Of Special Education 2000, published 31 July, 2000. The review contains recommendations covering areas such as early intervention, funding, high needs students, OTRS, the needs of Māori and Pacific students, transport, resource teachers of learning and behaviour, professional development, information and support for parents, and life after school. [ Full Record ]
http://www.executive.govt.nz/minister/dalziel/index.html
HasPart http://www.executive.govt.nz/minister/dalziel/wylie_review.doc
This webpage from the Ministry of Education has published research on education issues. Includes research relating to tertiary, Pacific education, special needs, curriculum, assessment, Māori education, schools, early childhood education, curriculum implementation, and effective practice for young people with autistic spectrum disorders. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=index&indexid=5871
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website outlines the role the Resource teacher: Learning and Behaviour (RTLB) has in providing advice and guidance to teachers of students with learning and behaviour needs within schools. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=4512
This Education Gazette article, published on 3 December 2001, explores how Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour have been one of the success stories of the Special Education 2000 initiatives. [ Full Record ]
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6087
This article is from the NZ Education Gazette 2 June 2003. Of the 60 qualified sign language interpreters in New Zealand, only two are fluent in te reo Māori. For the 30 per cent of the deaf community that constitute Māori who are deaf, resources are thinly stretched. The Ministry of Education is addressing this by providing six annual scholarships for Māori-speaking sign language students. This article details the initiative and the eligibility criteria to apply. [ Full Record ]
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles/show_articles.php?id=6418
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides information about special education services and funding. Includes links to available services. [Full record]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7956
This page from the New Zealand Ministry of Education website provides information about the Ministry’s new Speech-Language Therapy Scholarships that are offered to students who want to train and work as speech language therapists. Includes information about the scholarship programme, timeframe, and steps for applying. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?ID=7800
From the website of the Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind (RNZFB), a page describing the services that the RNZFB provide to assist blind and sight-impaired Pacific Island people to access the full range of services the Foundation offers. [Full record]
http://www.rnzfb.org.nz/ourservices/servicesforspecificgroups/servicesforpacificpeople
This page from the Ministry of Education has a summary of the Vote Education budget initiatives for the 2002 budget. [ Full Record ]
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=7151&data=l
He arotakenga tenei o tetehi Kaiako Māori o te pae whakaata nei. Ko tenei pae whakaata kua whakaturia ki te tautoko i te hunga taringa turi. [ Full Record ]
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/review/handspeak_m.php
IsReviewOf http://www.handspeak.com/
