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Contents

  
From the president p.4
Cautious optimism: can pressing literacy challenges be solved?
Stuart McNaughton  		 p.5
Forcing Grammar out of the Closet
Beverly Derewianka 		p.18
The Effective Early Reading Book
Joy Cowley		 p.26
Books for Oceania Project
Robyn Southam 		p.35
Reports from the 23rd International Reading Association
World Congress on Reading  		 p.35

Book Reviews :

  • Igniting a passion for reading; Successful strategies for building lifetime
    readers. Reviewed by Barbara Strong
  • Motivating literacy learners in today's world.
    Reviewed by Barbara Strong
  • The Quaky Cat Journey
    Reviewed by Joan Gibbons/ Rob Southam
  • The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate
    Reviewed by Joan Gibbons   
 p.41
Obituary for John Slane p.45
International Reading Association - Board of Directors Nomination:
Heather Bell               		 p.46

News from the councils

  • Canterbury
  • Hawkes Bay
 p.48


Cover photograph:

World Congress attendees Mercedes, Pilar and Soledad (Woodlands School, Uruguay) enjoy the graceful talent of Rosebank School Kapa Haka students' Anosha Tierney, Gabrielle Tatu, Tiwana-Lee Kuluia-Hampton, Rahera Taka-Brown, Hope James and Loni Topou (L-R).