Literacy - Reading

Literacy and Numeracy|New Zealand Curriculum

About Literacy - Reading

Literacy is a foundational skill that enables access to further learning, develops important life skills, and allows people to fully engage in work and in their communities.

Learners credited with Literacy - Reading standards can:

  • make sense of written texts
  • read written texts with critical awareness
  • read written texts for different purposes.

Literacy and Numeracy co-requisite

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Standard and assessment specifications

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Assessment resources and past assessments

Literacy - Reading assessment resources

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Past digital assessments

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What is Literacy about?

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Teaching Literacy

Information about embedding Literacy across the curriculum and effective practices

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Determining readiness

Guidance on determining if ākonga are ready to sit a Literacy assessment

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