Reading and Speaking
: Ngä Tohu o te Täone — Signs Around Town
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Approach: One to one  
Focus: Reading signs with strong visual cues.
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Resources: Ten photographs. Mäori translations of the signs were presented on a card.

Questions / instructions:
I’m going to show you some pictures of signs. Signs usually give us messages or tell us something.

As you look at each picture, try to do two things: read out loud the words on the sign, then tell me what you think the sign means.		 Anei ngä whakaahua o ngä tohu. He tikanga körero anö tä ngä tohu mö tätou.

I a koe e titiro ana ki ia whakaahua me mahi koe i ënei mea e rua; pänui ä-wahatia ngä kupu o te tohu; whakamäramatia mai te tïkanga o te tohu.


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GEd
MI
Show student each sign in order from 1 to 10. Say, “Here’s picture number 1”; “Here’s picture number 2”, etc.
Ask the two questions for each sign (below). Don’t give help with reading words. Do give encouragement to try.		    

1. Read the words on the sign.
2. Explain what you think the sign means without just reading out the words.
1. Pänui ä-wahatia ngä kupu o te tohu.
2. Whakamäramatia mai te tikanga o te tohu, kaua e pänui noa iho.
read words accurately 100 95
explained vehicles can’t go in this way 96 89
read words accurately 82 73
explained you can use a phone here with a Telecom card 84 47
read words accurately 97 89
explained you can get fish & chips here 92 87
explained you can drive in to get them 88 68
read words accurately 91 86
explained gates will be closed at 5.30pm 80 84

read words accurately 88 89
explained you should not block this area, it might be needed as a fire exit. 62 63
read words accurately 95 78
Explained :     you can park here for McDonalds 67 76
you can be towed away if you park here and don’t go to McDonalds 49 50
read words accurately 83 73
explained that dogs are not allowed in this area 99 97
no more than 2 words incorrect 96 83
explained that ducks should not be fed here 64 84
explained where ducks should be fed 63 66
explained why 55 45
read words accurately 94 78
explained no bikes of any sort allowed here 72 71
no more than 1 word wrong 87 75
explained construction going on 64 42
explained walk on opposite path 71 63
Total score: 21 – 25 53 39

17 – 20 33 36
13 – 16 13 9
9 – 12 1 3
5 – 8 0 3
0 – 4 0 0
Commentary:
Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings scored statistically significantly higher than did Mäori students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings.
 
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