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NEWS  NZRA Research award  We would like to thank all those who took the time and effort to submit a proposal.  Our congratulations to Fiona Gilmore from Christchurch, who will use the grant to support her Ph.D study investigating the teaching of writing. We wish her all the best and look forward to hearing of her progress. Marie Clay Literacy Trust Travel award 2012 The successful recipient is Christine Jeffs from the Waikato Reading Association who will attend the IRA convention in Chicago in April/May next year.  Christine is a very deserving recipient who has given over 30 years service to NZRA at local, national and international levels. Registration is now open for 'Reading Between the Vines 2012'. Click here for information and to register.

The New Zealand Reading Association consists of regional councils which encourage membership of teachers, parents, and literacy educators.

The purpose of the New Zealand Reading Association is to:

1. • encourage literacy learning
   • encourage research in literacy education
   • publish results of significant literacy investigations and practices
   • foster continuing literacy education programmes for teachers
   • encourage and support the work of reading/literacy councils in New Zealand
   • provide and promote meetings and conferences in the field of literacy, advise and make representations on matters related to literacy