1News interview with Minister Stanford, Dr Pamela Snow, La Trobe University, and Lisa Dillon-Roberts, Canterbury Primary Principals’ Association, 11 Sept 2024
Interview of Minister on AM Show, 3 May 2024
Live on RNZ, 2 May 2024
TV segment, NewsHub, 30 September 2023
TV segment, Q&A, 17 September 2023
TV segment, Q&A, 2 July 2023
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 29 June 2023
TV segment, TV Three, 25 May 2023
TV segment, Paddy Gower Has Issues, TV Three, 24 May 2023
TV segment, NewsHub, 16 May 2023
TV segment, One News, 29 November 2022
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 27 September 2022
TV segment, Q&A, 22 August 2022
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 15 May 2022
YouTube video, 15 May 2022
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 5 May 2022
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 22 March 2022
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 21 March 2022
TV segment, NewsHub, 21 March 2022
TV segment, Te Karere News, 27 September 2021
TV segment, TV1, 12 August 2021
TV segment, Seven Sharp, 11 August 2021
TV segment, Te Karere News, 9 August 2021
Video clip, 4 August 2021
TV segment, Breakfast Show, 4 August 2021
TV segment, The Hui, 31 May 2021
TV segment, AM Show, 25 February 2021
TV segment, TV1 News, 31 January 2021
TV segment, AM Show, 16 September 2020
TV Segment, TV1 News, 6 September 2020

Print media

Article from RNZ, 1 June 2026
Article from RNZ, 10 May 2024
Opinion Piece from Duncan Garner on Stuff
Article on RNZ, 2 May 2024
Opinion piece from Alice Wilson in NZ Herald, 23 September 2023
The Post article, 12 September 2023
1News article, 11 August 2023
NZ Herald article, 27 April 2023
Newsroom Pro article, 30 March 2023
NZ Herald article, 24 March 2023
NZ Herald article, 22 March 2023
Newsroom article, 16 September 2022
Spinoff article, 25 May 2022
Stuff article, 25 March 2022
Press release, 23 March 2022
Education Gazette article, 16 March 2022
NZ Herald article, 1 December 2021
Stuff Article, 20 October 2021
NZ Herald article, 16 August 2021
Stuff Article, 9 August 2021
Essay, The Spinoff, Catherine Woulfe, 16 April 2021
Stuff Article, 13 March 2021
Opinion Piece, SMH, Sarah Mitchell, NSW Minister for Education, 30 November 2020
Opinion Piece, Roger Partridge, The NZ Initiative, 27 November 2020
RNZ Article, 20 November 2020
Stuff Article, 29 October 2020
School News NZ, Dr Christine Braid, 27 October 2020
Stuff Article, 9 September 2020
The Conversation, Dr Christine Braid, 21 August 2020
Stuff Article, Dr Christine Braid, 26 August 2020
Stuff Article, August 2019
Stuff Article, February 2019

Radio

Interview with LLA Chair, Jennie Watts and some educators on the results of survey report we produced on secondary schools literacy needs.
Interview with parent and Hayley Read, Principal of Whangārei Intermediate School on RNZ, 19 August 2024.
Interview of Dr Nina Hood on RNZ, 8 May 204
Interview of Alice Wilson on RNZ, 3 May 202
Interview of Alice Wilson on Mike Hosking Breakfast
Radio interview, RNZ, 1 July 2023
Radio interview, RNZ, 24 March 2023
Radio interview, RNZ, 28 November 2022
Radio interview, Mike Hosking Breakfast NewstalkZB, 11 May 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 4 May 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 31 March 2021
Radio interview, Mike Hosking Breakfast NewstalkZB, 28 March 2022
Radio interview, Duncan Garner TodayFM, 28 March 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 25 March 2022
Radio interview, NewstalkZB, 24 March 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 22 March 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 21 March 2022
Radio interview, RNZ, 22 October 2021
Radio interview, NewstalkZB, 9 August 2021
Radio interview, RNZ, 8 April 2021
Radio interview, RNZ, 9 September 2020

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For a simple explanation on the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy see ‘The Basics’ or watch this video.

Our Press releases and Open Letters

Stories in the media on structured literacy, dyslexia, reading

Television interviews and videos

Government announces more structured literacy resources for schools (Sept 2024)

Erica Stanford confirms end of reading recovery programme in schools, doesn't rule out job losses (May 2024)

PM's pre-Budget education announcement for teaching reading (RNZ, May 2024)

Getting results: Erica Stanford and Jan Tinetti scrap it out in Education Debate (Sept 2023)

Literacy expert on how best to teach kids to read (Sept 2023)

Jan Tinetti: Is the education system in crisis? (July 2023)

Advocates for dyslexia and neurodiversity (June 2023) say today is biggest opportunity to influence politicians

Paddy Gower Has Issues: New Zealand schools falling behind international literacy rates (May 2023)

NZ literacy rate in spotlight as principal calls out 'malpractice' (May 2023)

Newshub-Reid Research poll: Kiwis send resounding message to Jan Tinetti over literacy and numeracy (May 2023)

Principal calls for Govt to scrap reading recovery as participation falls (Nov 2022)

Lyn Stone on Breakfast TV: difference between structured literacy and the whole language approach (Sept 2022)

Jan Tinetti: Radical changes to how Kiwi kids learn to read (Aug 2022)

The New Zealand Initiative's Literacy Workshop saw a group of experts come together to improve NZ's literacy standards (May 2022)

Prof James Chapman: The past and future of literacy education in New Zealand (May 2022)

What it’s like living with dyslexia as an adult (May 2022)

Tracy Karanui-Golf and Regan Orr chat literacy with John Campbell (Mar 2022)

Learning Matters' Carla McNeil on declining literacy standards (Mar 2022)

Damning new report finds two in five New Zealand children failing or only just meeting literacy standards (Mar 2022)

Bridging the academic success rate between Māori and non-Māori using structured literacy (Sept 2021)

Breakfast Show Interview with Associate Minister Jan Tinetti (Aug 2021)

Woman in her 60s switches career to teaching (Aug 2021)

Structured literacy for Te Reo Māori learners (Aug 2021)

Select Committee hearing on reading instruction petition (Aug 2021)

Breakfast Show Interview (Aug 2021)

The Māori speech therapist guiding rangatahi through the justice system (May 2021)

Ministry of Education launches new books to improve New Zealand's falling literacy rates (Feb 2021)

Parents of children with reading difficulties want overhaul of methods as phonics books are printed (31 Jan 2021)

Teachers not to blame for Kiwi kids' falling literacy skills - principal (Sept 2020)

Experts divided over best way to teach Kiwi children to read (Sept 2020)

Print media

King's Birthday Honours: Knighthood came 'out of the blue', Professor Emeritus James Chapman says (RNZ, June 2026)

Using a structured literacy approach to teach reading: What you need to know (RNZ, May 2024)

$20b a year invested in education and our kids can’t read, write or count (Stuff, May 2024)

A lot to learn from kura kaupapa Māori - Education Minister (RNZ, May 2024)

Alice Wilson: No child should be left out in the cold on literacy (NZ Herald, Sept 2023)

The elephant in the classroom (The Post, Sept 2023)

Complaint made to Ombudsman over Govt funding Reading Recovery (1News, Aug 2023)

Making the Grade: Struggling students get a boost thanks to changes in teaching and monitoring (NZ Herald, Apr 2023)

Ideology trumps evidence at the Ministry of Education (Newsroom, Mar 2023)

Making the Grade: Ministry of Education releases literacy and maths common practice model (NZ Herald, Mar 2023)

Making the Grade: Why NZ kids are falling behind at school (NZ Herald, Mar 2023)

Penny drops on new way to help dyslexics (Newsroom, Sept 2022)

Aotearoa has a literacy problem. How can we fix it? (The Spinoff, May 2022)

'Whole system change' required for country's poor literacy and numeracy rates (Stuff, March 2022)

SPELD NZ’S response to the Education Hub report (SPELD NZ, March 2022)

Structured literacy provides solid foundations (Education Gazette, March 2022)

Roger Partridge: Roadblock on literacy's pathway to prosperity (NZ Herald, Dec 2021)

Literacy problems, transport, discrimination listed as reasons kids don't attend school (Stuff, Oct 2021)

Lifting literacy in Levin: Programme finds favour at Fairfield School (NZ Herald, Aug 2021)

Trainee teachers get 90 minutes to learn how to teach children to read, graduate says (Stuff, Aug 2021)

Ben Can Read (The Spinoff, Apr 2021)

Teachers urge switch in main approach to teaching children to read (Stuff, Mar 2021)

The Reading Wars are over - and phonics has won (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov 2020)

Education Ministry Strikes Fool’s Gold (NZ Initiative, Nov 2020)

Schools footing bill to teach teachers how to teach reading (RNZ, Nov 2020)

Fix for literacy problems to stop children labelling ‘themselves dumb’ (Stuff, Oct 2020)

What is decoding? Literacy is evolving (School News, Oct 2020)

Advisor under fire as literacy group says reading programme failing children (Stuff, Sept 2020)

Young New Zealanders are turning off reading in record numbers – we need a new approach to teaching literacy (Stuff, Aug 2020)

Literacy methods get children on the road to learning (Stuff, Aug 2019)

Giving teachers the tools for the 'science of reading' (Stuff, Feb 2019)

Radio

Schools in literacy crisis, advocacy group warns (RNZ, July 2025)

Parents and schools run out of patience for promised learning support (RNZ, August 2024)

What is structured literacy and why is the government talking about it? (RNZ, May 2024)

Lifting Literacy Aotearoa on govt's new approach to literacy (May 2024)

Educators are "thrilled" by Govt's focus on literacy (May 2024)

Emily Hanford: are we teaching reading all wrong? (RNZ, July 2023)

Literacy expert dissects new literacy, numeracy model & National's education policy (RNZ, March 2023)

Reading Recovery's refresh - will it satisfy its critics? (RNZ, Nov 2022)

Australia to revamp school curriculum, in particular numeracy and literacy (NewstalkZB, May 2022)

Large US study finds Reading Recovery benefits don't last (RNZ, May 2022)

Looking at ways to turn around young students' literacy issues (RNZ, Mar 2021)

Lifting Literacy Aotearoa: Govt's literacy reform rings hollow (NewstalkZB, Mar 2022)