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100 Māori words every New Zealander should know | NZHistory, New Zealand hist... - 4 views

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    I used this for a display for Maori Language Week this year and shared it with our Te Reo Māori team
ainsley8

11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures | Thought Catalog - 4 views

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    I love this and I think I will use it with the theme "words are wonderful" for our book week this year.
Crissi Blair

Bedtime Stories for Young Brains - NYTimes.com - 4 views

  • all pediatric primary care should include literacy promotion, starting at birth
  • how important it is to read to even very young children
  • “When we show them a video of a story, do we short circuit that process a little?” he asked. “Are we taking that job away from them? They’re not having to imagine the story; it’s just being fed to them.”
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  • it is important that young children hear language, and that they need to hear it from people, not from screens.
  • serious disparities in how much language children hear
  • reading picture books with young children may mean that they hear more words, while at the same time, their brains practice creating the images associated with those words
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    Research into the benefits, indeed the necessity, of reading to young children.
Jenny Whiting

Nethui Meetup: Generation Open | Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand - 1 views

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    via: email -- Hi all, This might be of interest to the Auckland librarians. Creative Commons is hosting a free public event on the future of the commons in Auckland on 9 July. We'll be talking about free and open textbooks, research, heritage and culture, with a range of special guests.  The event will be held at Sky City after the Nethui conference. Please feel free to spread the word to anyone who might be interested. You don't need to attend the Nethui conference (though you should feel free to do that, too!) More information and RSVP here: http://creativecommons.org.nz/2014/06/nethui-meetup-generation-open/ Cheers, Matt Matt McGregor Public Lead  Creative Commons Aotearoa New Zealand 027 227 8668 | 64 4 4705 779 creativecommons.org.nz groups.creativecommons.org.nz
lindajeffares

Design flyers to spread the word online | Smore - 4 views

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    Short video showing how to use smore - you could share it with staff
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