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Success of Draft English Curriculum Requires Investment in School Libraries - Media Release

28/8/2024

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The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (SLANZA) is pleased to see reading remains a core component of the draft English curriculum released this week, but is concerned that the lack of resourcing for school libraries limits its potential success. 

“The draft curriculum requires teachers to ‘choose texts that expose students to a wide range of genres, reflect the languages and cultures of students, and explore the stories of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific’,” explains SLANZA President, Sasha Eastwood.

“To provide this variety of texts demands access to a well-resourced school library with a specialised librarian to aid teachers and students in making these choices, and to ensure that this choice is indeed possible,” says Sasha. 

Likewise, the draft curriculum requires reading for enjoyment and reading aloud to be part of students’ everyday experiences and SLANZA agrees that these are key to developing literacy and a love of reading.  

Yet it is currently estimated that two-thirds of students in Aotearoa do not have access to a school librarian, the key person to champion and bring the magic of literacy to life for them. 
 
“SLANZA is concerned that without access to school libraries and specialised librarians to promote, encourage, and facilitate the enjoyment of reading, the potential of any literacy programme or strategy will always be limited,” says Sasha. 
 
SLANZA urges the government to mandate that every student have access to a well-resourced school library and specialised librarian, to ensure that all students have equitable access to the resources needed to achieve their reading and learning potential.   

Contact: Sasha Eastwood - [email protected]

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Aotearoa NZ School Library Week 2024: School Libraries Build Readers - Media Release

15/8/2024

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Schools across the country are celebrating Aotearoa NZ School Library Week this week, embracing all the ways that school libraries enrich our students’ lives through bringing books to life, providing safe spaces, and allowing the freedom to choose books that are crucial to their literacy and learning success. 

The School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa - Te Puna Whare Mātauranga a Kura (SLANZA) announced this year’s theme as ‘School Libraries Build Readers’, reflecting the importance of school libraries in underpinning the structured literacy framework.

“School libraries are essential to ensure that the building blocks of structured literacy are strengthened by developing the joy of reading, increasing reading comprehension, empathy, and the capacity to learn,”
 says Leonie Grigsby, SLANZA President elect. 

It is currently estimated that two thirds of students in Aotearoa do not have access to a school librarian, the key person to champion and bring the magic of literacy to life for them. 

“SLANZA is concerned that without access to school libraries and specialised librarians to promote and encourage reading for pleasure, the potential of literacy programmes will always be limited,” states Leonie Grigsby. 

SLANZA urges the government to mandate that every student have access to a well-resourced school library to ensure that all students will have equitable access to the resources needed to achieve their reading and learning potential.   
 

Contact: Leonie Grigsby, SLANZA President elect. Email: [email protected] 

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