Navigating Rangaranga Reo-a-Tā Programme with Whaea Daz.
-
What’s going on here? Meeting Whaea Daz ā Kānohi was awesome, she dived right in to the programme, each level and the content. She was open to any questions that we had, and i asked questions about my tamariki, their learning level to gain clarity of next steps to further their learning through Te Reo Matatini.
-
Is this what I expected?As we progressed through the content of the programme, i soon realised that it is the foundation of Sound (Oro), Tautohu (Visuals), Arapū (Phonics) and Kuoro (Syllabi). I mentioned what i teach in the kopa and shared with Whaea Daz, that i like to challenge my tamariki, she agreed and if they can meet all of the basics of the programme to further look at next steps of their learning. I also agreed with her and felt like i am on the right track.
-
Is this good?This was a positive reflection as i am now looking at the diverse learning community in my kopa, from Takiwātanga, Tamariki with learning needs, tamariki that are koi progressing further themselves, and all the new tamariki that have started in the kopa this year.
- Where to next?
As i navigate through the beginning process of the Rangaranga Reo-ā-tā programme, Level Tūarere 1, i will be sure to establish diversity with resources, what i will look at through my planning and how i will use the new Aromatawai with tamariki. Whaea Wiki will assist my journey as this is a new programme and she has also looked at how we can use it with our tamariki, and it also provides step by step context to follow. I will continue to use the Mahi by mahi resources as this has provided great success teaching tamariki the foundations with visuals and sound.
There was also a question i asked Whaea Daz around how the Oro (sound) of the Pū as the “M” and “N” sounds in the new program were full sounds and the mahi by mahi were the raw sound of the Pū. I will continue to teach my tamariki the raw sound of the pū as it has had great results and use the Kuoro (Syllibi) with the full sound. A lot of new ways to use both and incorporating them through Te Reo ā waha and Te Reo Matatini.