1. Student Achievement Hui
15.08.2012

2. Student Achievement Hui
15.08.2012
 Welcome – Ernest (BOT)
 National Standards
 Mike Tribe – Ministry of Education
 Christine Jeffs – Te Toi Tupu
 Group Sharing
 Partnerships
 Draw Meat Pack & Farewell – Ernest (BOT)

3. NZ Curriculum Standards in
Reading
www.tetoitupu.org

4. The Standards
• After one (two, three) year(s) at school, students will
read, respond to, and think critically about fiction and
non-fiction texts at the Green (Turquoise, Gold) level of
Ready to Read.
• By the end of Year 4, students will read, respond to,
and think critically about texts in order to meet the
reading demands of the NZC at Level 2. Students will
locate and evaluate information and ideas within texts
as they generate and answer questions to meet specific
learning purposes across the curriculum.
www.tetoitupu.org

5. By the end of Year 4 read, respond to, and think locate and evaluate information
critically about texts in order to and ideas within texts as they
meet the reading demands of generate and answer questions
the NZC at Level 2 to meet specific learning
purposes across the curriculum
By the end of Year 5 By the end of Year 5, students Students will locate, evaluate
will read, respond to, and think and integrate information and
critically about texts in order to ideas within and across texts as
meet the reading demands of they generate and answer
the NZC as they work towards questions to meet specific
Level 3 learning purposes across the
curriculum.
By the end of Year 6 at level 3 As above
www.tetoitupu.org

6. After One Year
Topic words and interest words that are likely to be in a reader’s
oral vocabulary and that are strongly supported by the context or
illustrations
After Two Years
Mostly familiar words, but some new topic words and descriptive
language that are supported by context and/or by illustrations
After Three Years
Some unfamiliar words and phrases, the meaning of which is
supported by the context or illustrations, including descriptive
vocabulary, subject specific vocabulary, and commonly used words
that have multiple meanings
www.tetoitupu.org

7. By the end of Year Four
Some words and phrase that are ambiguous or unfamiliar to the
students, the meaning of which is supported by the context or
clarifies by photographs, illustrations, diagrams and/or written
explanations
By the end of Year Five and Six
A significant amount of vocabulary that is unfamiliar to the
students which is generally explained in the text by words or
illustrations
www.tetoitupu.org

8. Student Achievement Hui
15.08.2012
 Partnerships
 Mike – Ministry of Education
 Christine – Professional Development
 Catriona – School
 Group Sharing
 Draw Meat Pack & Farewell – Ernest (BOT)