: Saikoloni
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Approach: One to one 
Focus:   Resolving differences within a social organisation
Resources:  Te whakaari ataata i te rorohiko; te puka whakautu
Kupu:

Questions/instructions: 
He mahi rorohiko tënei.
Ka mätakitaki täua i te rïpene ataata mö tëtahi kötiro ko Saikoloni töna ingoa. Ka körero mai a Saikoloni mö tëtahi raruraru ka pä ki a ia i töna kura.
Päwhiria te pütohu Saikoloni, ka tïmata ai te rïpene ataata.

Video script:
Talofa lava. Kia ora. Ko Saikoloni Tapumuulietoa töku ingoa. Nö tëtahi käinga ätaahua ahau i Hamoa, nö Patamea. He maha ngä kokonati hei kai. He maha hoki ngä wähi kaukau i tätahi.

I whänau ahau i te wä o tëtahi äwhä tino nui. Kikino rawa atu te mahi a te äwhä. Nä te kaha o te hau i turaki ai ngä whare me ngä räkau, ä, i waipuketia ngä wähi katoa. I mate töku matua këkë me öku kaihana i te wä o te äwhä. Nö reira, ka tapaina ahau e töku whaea ki tëtahi ingoa mö te äwhä, ko “Saikoloni” hei whakamaumaharatanga ki taua wä.

I pai ki a au te kura, engari inäianei kua kore au e pïrangi ki te haere. Ia rä i te wä o te karanga rärangi ingoa, ka karanga a Mrs Brown i te katoa o ngä ingoa. Käore he raruraru. Engari, ka tae mai ki töku ingoa kätahi ia ka arero whiri. Ka tïmata mai ia ki te körero, ka hia ruaki ahau nö te mea kei te möhio ahau, he aha te kupu ka puta mai i töna waha. Ka whakahua ia i töku ingoa, kätahi ka katakata katoa ngä tamariki. Ka nui te pöuri me te pämamae.
SCHOOL JOURNAL 1991. PART 4, NUMBER 2

 
% responses
1. Nui ake i te kotahi ngä raruraru e kitea mai ana i te rïpene ataata. Ki öu whakaaro he aha ngä raruraru? Körero mai, mäku e tuhi.
Tuhia ngä whakautu a te äkonga. Pai tonu te whakaräpopoto i äna körero.
 

teacher hasn’t been pronouncing Saikoloni’s name appropriately

56

other children laugh when teacher mispronounces Saikoloni’s name

62

Saikoloni may not have reacted appropriately
(could have done more proactively to correct pronunciation and explain name)

2

2. Ko wai ngä tängata ka whai wähi atu ki ngä raruraru?
 

Saikoloni

27

teacher

42

peers in class

44

parents/whänau

47

any other response

7

3. Ki öu whakaaro me pëhea te whakatika i ënei raruraru?
 

Saikoloni working with teacher to fix pronounciation

18

teacher trying to learn proper pronounciation

11

teacher/principal/staff helping class learn how to behave more kindly

18

peers trying to stop hurting Saikoloni through their laughter

4

Saikoloni asking parents to help deal with problem

20

parents dealing with problem appropriately (e.g. talking to teacher)

20

Saikoloni talking to peers

9

Commentary:
The majority of students were able to identify the problems facing Saikoloni as revealed in the video. This indicates that students had good comprehension of the video. Most students were able to identify the people involved, and were able to suggest at least one appropriate course of action.

 
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