Search across a range of Library resources, including

• the Library Catalogue
• most Library databases
• some digital collections

Classroom Resources

• Turbine: A NZ Journal of New Writing
• New Zealand Writer Files One page of information on over 350 NZ writers.
• New Zealand Literature File A bibliography of NZ and Pacific authors.
• The Making of New Zealand Literature A brief review of the development of a NZ literature
• New Zealand Electronic Poetry Centre
• Mr William Shakespeare and the Internet

Online dictionaries and encyclopedias

• Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
• PISA 2006 Reading Literacy
• Māori achievement in reading literacy: results from PISA 2000

• Reading Online. An archive of articles on reading education from The International Reading Association.
• Critical English Online: from the University of Waikato

Classroom Resources

• Literacy on TKI
• Read, Write, Think. From the International Reading Association

ESOL from TKI

The Internet TESL Journal A monthly web journal of articles, lessons, techniques, activities and more.

Interesting Things for ESL Students Puzzles, quizzes and wordgames for ESL students.

Resources on Teaching ESOL from the Central Library

Ko tōu reo, ko tōku reo,
te tuakiri tangata.
Tīhei uriuri, tīhei nakonako.

Your voice and my voice are expressions of identity.
May our descendants live on and our hopes be fulfilled.

Learning Languages on TKI

French: Ideas and resources for teachers in NZ

Japanese: NZ Association of Japanese Language Teachers

Curriculum documents

Learning Languages from the "New Zealand Curriculum" 2007
Learning Languages Curriculum Achievement Objectives 2007

The links below are to the online version if one exists and to the library's catalogue if there is no online version.
Chinese in the New Zealand Curriculum 1995
Cook Islands Maori in the New Zealand Curriculum 2004
English in the New Zealand Curriculum1994
French in the New Zealand Curriculum 2002
German in the New Zealand Curriculum 2002
Japanese in the New Zealand Curriculum 1998
Korean in the New Zealand Curriculum: draft 1998
New Zealand Sign Language in the New Zealand Curriculum 2006
Te Reo Maori in the New Zealand Curriculum: draft 2007
Te Reo Maori i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa 1996
Samoan in the New Zealand Curriculum 1996
Spanish in the New Zealand Curriculum 1995
Tongan in the New Zealand Curriculum 2007
Vagahau Niue in the New Zealand Curriculum 2007

Literacy, Language and Numeracy from the TEC. Includes the government's 2008-2012 Action Plan, the Adult Literacy and Life Skills survey, information on providers and funding, the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tool being developed by the TEC, and more.

New Zealand Literacy Portal. Focusses on Adult Literacy.

Websites with useful information about dyslexia or assisting dyslexics

http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/about-dyslexia/further-information/dyslexia-research-information-.html

http://archive.excellencegateway.org.uk/article.aspx?o=126785

http://www.equality.leeds.ac.uk/for-staff/good-practice-guidance/teaching-and-supporting-students-with-dyslexia-or-other-specific-learning-difficulty/

http://www.dyslexic.com/library

http://www.gow.org/page.cfm?p=343http://www.brightknowledge.org/knowledge-bank/practical-advice/advice-and-support/dyslexia-study-tips