​The resources were created by current classroom teachers. We wanted reading resources to complement our current structured literacy programme. Each text has a minimum of 15 'list' words from each structured literacy concept.
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SCHWA provides an online reading comprehension 'box'. These resources are able to be used by as many children in the class as teachers see fit. Different reading groups can read different texts, or all children in the class can be reading the same text.
The resources are also useful as exemplars when teaching a specific aspect of writing - e.g. how to write a character description, or for use in teaching advertising language.
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The texts have engaging content for all readers working at Level 3 and 4 of the New Zealand curriculum. Each SCHWA text has rich language and a glossary to extend children's vocabulary.
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A range of new texts will be added each year, including some at Level 4/5 of the New Zealand Curriculum. Look for the purple '4' in the top left corner.
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