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<\/a>Paia Taani, Ng\u0101i T\u016bhoe, Ng\u0101ti Whare, Te Whakat\u014dhea, Ng\u0101ti Uenukuk\u014dpako<\/p><\/div>\n
Earlier this year<\/span> Paia Taani, one of Te Tumu’s staff members published an article based on the research undertaken for her master\u2019s degree which investigated teacher preparedness to teach te reo M\u0101ori speaking children in mainstream primary schools. Some of her key findings included an awareness of how language and culture impact on identity and educational outcomes. Although participants acknowledged the absolute necessity that te reo M\u0101ori and tikanga M\u0101ori are included in all aspects of the education setting, they also reported that tikanga M\u0101ori is a more comfortable space to be in than te reo M\u0101ori as there were clear connections to their own values. <\/span><\/p>\n Four key themes emerged from the findings which Paia promotes in the article as key factors for teacher readiness to teach reo M\u0101ori speaking children. These are: Kia rite (be prepared), Kia hono (be connected); Kia t\u0101tatiako (be culturally competent and responsive) and, Kia whakauruuru (be integrative). This article discusses those four factors listed above and implications for tamariki, their wh\u0101nau, teachers and ITE providers. You can find the link to her article here, published in the New Zealand Journal of Teachers’ Work, June 2023. <\/span><\/p>\n