Resources
General Language
At the Cutting Edge - Recent Research on Learning to Read and Spell, Nicholson, T., New Zealand Council for Educational Research (1994)
Exploring Language - A Handbook for Teachers, Ministry of Education, Learning Media (1996)
First Steps Oral Language Resource Book, Education Department of Western Australia, Heinemann R. (1997)
First Steps Developmental Continuum, Education Department of Western Australia, Heinemann R. (1997)
Speaking and Listening Resource Book, First Steps 2nd Ed. Brace, J, Department of Education and Training, WA. Port Melbourne: Rigby Harcourt Education (2006)
Kawea te Rongo - A training package for kura kaupapa including information about speech and language development, screening tools and checklists for students in Mäori medium education, Specialist Education Services (1999)
Linking the Language Strands - the Management of a Balanced Language Programme Part 1 and 2, Eggleton, J., and Windsor J., Wings Publications (1995)
Planning and Assessment in English, Ministry of Education, Learning Media (1997)
Talk to Learn - A resource package for setting up oral language groups, Specialist Education Services (2000)
Talking to Learn - A video highlighting how to run an oral language group with specific language facilitating strategies, Specialist Education Services, Canterbury (2000)
Tata, Berryman and Rau, Poutama Pounamu (1998)
Social Interaction Skills
A Source Book of Pragmatic Activities, Johnston et al, Communication Skill Builders (1984)
Communication Lab - A Classroom Communication Programme, Dodge, Singular Publishing Group
Cooperative Learning - And How to Make it Happen in Your Classroom, Van der Kley, Linwood Guidance Unit (1991)
Cooperative Learning in New Zealand Classrooms, Brown, D. & Thomson, C. (2000)
A Part to Play: Tips, Techniques and Tools for Learning Cooperatively, Graves, N. and Graves, T., Latitude Publications, Melbourne (1990)
Dirty Tricks, McGrath, H., Longman, Sydney (1997)
Friendly Kids, Friendly Classrooms, McGrath, H. and Francey, S., Longman, Sydney (1991)
Resource of Activities for Peer Pragmatics (RAPP), McConnell and Blagden, Lingui Systems (1986)
Socially Speaking, Schroeder, A., LDA (1997)
The Collaborative Classroom, Hill, S. and Hill, T., Eleanor Curain Publishing, South Yarra, Australia (1990)
Oral Language Activities
Fill-ins, Specialist Education Services, Bay of Plenty East (revised and edited 1999)
Five Minute Stories, Eccleshare, J., Scholastic Ltd (1995)
Hauraki Early Language Programme, and HELP Intermediate, Specialist Education Services Thames (1994)
Oral Language Resource Book and Oral Language Continuum - First Steps, Evans, J., Heinemann (1998)
Speaking and Listening Resource Book, First Steps 2nd Ed. Brace, J, Department of Education and Training, WA. Port Melbourne: Rigby Harcourt Education (2006)
Time for Talking, Love, E., and Reilly, S., Longman (1997)
Phonological Awareness
A Sound Way, Love, E., and Reilly, S., Longman (1995)
Sound Beginnings - The LDA Phonological Awareness Training Pack, Gross, J., Garnett, J., LDA (1995)
Sounds Abound - Listening, Rhyming, and Reading, Catts, H. and Vartiainen, T., Lingui Systems (1993)
Recall and Retelling Text
Fold a Book - Individual Storybooks for Language Development, Gustafson, M., Communication Skill Builders (1991)
Listening and Processing
Follow Me - Listen and Do Activities, Frank, G.W., Lingui Systems (1988)
Listening and Remembering Specific Details, Gilliam Degaetano, J., Super Duper Publications (1999)
It's Time to Listen, McAleer Hamaguchi, P., Harcourt Brace (1995)
Listening with Kids, Serway, L., Communication Skill Builders (1995)
Support Personnel
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour
Resource Teachers: Learning and Behaviour (Mäori)
Resource Teachers: Literacy
Resource Teachers of Mäori
Special Needs Coordinators in schools
Ministry of Education specialists - Communication team members including speech-language therapists.
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