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Te Paerangi Kaiako 4

Te Paerangi Kaiako 4

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Te Paerangi Kaiako 4

Nau mai ki Te Paerangi Kaiako 4, he pae mā ngā kaiako, mō ngā kaiako.

Te Paerangi Kaiako 4 provides information, resources, and activities to support kaiako with:

Te Reo Rangatira me te Pāngarau Wāhanga Ako 

Te Reo Rangatira Wāhanga Ako and Pāngarau Wāhanga Ako activities include:

  • three A3 posters describing the components of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa redesigned framework and the structure of a wāhanga ako. 
  • prompt questions to support kaiako wānanga to unpack the components of the wāhanga ako.

Rangaranga Reo-ā-Tā

Rangaranga Reo ā-Tā is the term for a structured approach to pānui and tuhituhi. In this activity you will find an information page about the programme, how to access PLD and frequently asked questions. There is also a reflective practice activity.

Hihira Weteoro (Phonics Check)

A suite of aromatawai tasks has been developed alongside the teaching and learning content of Rangaranga Reo ā Tā for Tau 0-3. These tasks are currently being trialled for psychometric purposes and will be available for kaiako to access and use in Term 1, 2025. 

Watch a sneak preview of the 20-week phonics check called Te Mōhiohio Oro. 

Rangaranga Pāngarau

The Rangaranga Pāngarau programme for Tau 0 – 8 is under development and will be made available to kaiako in Term 1, 2025. As preparation, this activity will support you to access Pāngarau online resources and order hard copy resources from Down the Back of the Chair (DTBOTC).

Aromatawai

The aromatawai activities aim to support kaiako with their aromatawai approaches and practices for use in everyday teaching. 

The aromatawai resources include: 

  • Te Puāwaitanga Harakeke: Aromatawai Position Paper and Teacher Support Material 
  • Aromatawai PowerPoint Presentation 
  • Eight Aromatawai Infographics 

All resources are underpinned by the understanding of aromatawai as described in Te Puāwaitanga Harakeke: Aromatawai position paper (2023).  

Planning resources

The wallplanner and checklist may help with your planning for 2025.

Phonics is the relationship between letters and sounds. It is vital in learning to read and write.  

The phonics check aligns with aspects in the first three components of Rangaranga reo ā-Tā:

  • Te aroā weteoro me te aroā oromotu (phonological and phonemic awareness)
  • Te oro arapū ā-tā (alphabetic principle)
  • Ngā kūoro me te tautohu kupu (syllables and word recognition)

Watch this video of a kaiako (Taniora) administering the 20-week check called Te Mōhiohio Oro from the Hihira Weteoro suite of assessments. The ākonga (Danni-Aroha) has had 4 years at kohanga reo and two terms in kura.  

The Ministry would like to acknowledge Taniora Robinson and Danni-Aroha Peta for allowing us to use this video for Te Paerangi Kaiako 4.

Te Mōhiohio Oro

Video transcript
Video transcriptVideo transcript
  • Discuss what is being assessed, how it is being administered and how data is being collected.
  • What explicit teaching activities do you already provide as rich learning for an ākonga in the first 20 weeks at kura? What activities do you need to do more of?
  • Discuss why you think this type of assessment is important in the progress of an ākonga learning to read and write.

The phonics check (hihira weteoro) will help kaiako focus on what ākonga need most to become strong, confident readers.  

  • The 20-week check assesses the ability to distinguish sounds. An Auditory Phonological Assessment Tool (APAT) is being developed to support the 20-week phonics data collection and report. Both the (APAT) and assessment are new. 
  • The 40-week check measures the ability to identify letters. There are two aims: 
    • To make sure those ākonga who need targeted support are making gains in their phonics learning. 
    • To provide data for National Monitoring purposes.
  • At 55 weeks, a further suite of assessments is recommended to identify whether subsequent teaching since the 40-week check has ensured all ākonga are progressing well in phonics related skills for successful pānui and tuhituhi. It will provide performance information on the more advanced and complex phonics development assessed at this developmental stage.

All assessments in Hihira Weteoro are currently being trialled for psychometric purposes. All tools and tasks will be made available for use in Term 1, 2025 supported by PLD.

 

 

Hihira Weteoro

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Materials that come with this resource: