He kupu whakataki
He Kohikohinga 37 targets students in years 3–5, from middle to senior primary school, and is written specifically but not exclusively for students in Māori immersion contexts. He Kohikohinga aims to appeal to students' interests and experiences while enhancing their knowledge of te ao Māori and te ao whānui. This collection of writing focuses on te hōtoke, with examples of writing from both the Poetic writing (Tuhinga auaha) and Transactional writing (Tuhinga whakawhiti mōhiohio) strands.
He kupu whakamārama
He whakarāpopoto
Provides a brief overview of the text.
Ngā āhuatanga i roto i te tuhinga
Identifies language features within the text.
- He whatu tūkanga identifies and expands on the cultural context.
- He whatu tamariki identifies links and possible motivations for students.
He whatu pānui
Identifies reading support items provided in the text.
- Hei tautoko i te kaipānui identifies aspects of the text that may assist readability.
- Kia mataara! identifies possible challenges for students.
- He kete reo presents further ideas for working with and in te reo.
- He kete kupu identifies words that students may find challenging and/or that will enhance students' further understanding of concepts.
- Hei wānanga i te reo provides a focus for further language development.
Hei whakaihiihi:
- provides ideas for motivating students
- highlights selected features of the text
- discusses the title
- sets a purpose for the reading.
Hei whakatā:
- supports students during the reading
- suggests ideas for focusing attention on detail.
Hei wānanga:
- provides ideas for getting students to respond to the text
- provides a bank of ideas for further development and for developing inferential skills.
He whakapuaki māramatanga
Requires the students to recall information from the text (in the first three questions) and to use the reading strategy of inference (in the last two questions). These questions may be used to assess students' comprehension.
Hei mahi
Presents a table of possible activities and shows the links between Ngā pūkenga, Learning experiences, and Learning outcomes.
