Here is a selection of the many research projects funded by Ako Aotearoa with a language, literacy and numeracy focus. Many have tools and resources for educators that were developed through the research projects.

Literacy and numeracy

• Simplifying embedded literacy and numeracy
  Practical ideas and resources for teaching and learning.
• Cracking the Reading Code: An Audio-Visual Resource for Students on how to read Academic Texts
  Includes a reading guide for reading non-fiction.

Māori and Pacific Learner Success

• A Māori perspective for embedding literacy and numeracy within adult education programmes (2013)
• The kaupapa Māori wellbeing assessment model – Hei Ara Ako ki te Oranga
• Project based-learning focused on numeracy and literacy skills with Māori second-chance learners

Vocational education

• The language in the trades (2017)
  Includes videos and guides for tutors.
• SET for work, SET for life, Te Tai Tokerau (2019)
  Includes best practice guidelines for secondary to tertiary transitions.

Neurodiversity

• Evaluating the effectiveness of support interventions for dyslexic learners in multiple learning environments (2018)
  Includes best practice guides for educators and other resources. 
• How to make learning interventions which support dyslexic trainees in classroom and workplaces (2016)
  Identifies strategies to help trainees with dyslexia in workplace and classroom environments.

Supporting ESOL learners

• Adult Refugee Learners with Limited Literacy: Needs and Effective Responses (2012)
  Identifies educational strategies for teaching adult refugee learners with low-level language and literacy skills.
• ESOL Teaching Skills Taskbook Unit (2009)
  Includes resources for ESOL teachers to use to develop their teaching skills.

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