Reading and Speaking
: He Körero — Stories in Mäori
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Approach: One to one
Focus: Accuracy of oral reading in Mäori.
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Resources: 3 story books in Mäori.

Questions / instructions:
In this activity we have some stories that are written in Mäori. Some children can read a little bit in Mäori, and others can read a lot.Here are three very short stories that are written in Mäori.I would like you to have a go at reading this first little story. It doesn’t matter if you can’t read all of it, but have a go.
E toru ënei körero paki kua tuhia i roto i te reo Mäori.
Ka pänuitia e koe, ënei pukapuka e toru.
     
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First book: Ngä Manu i Runga i te Räkau



Kotahi te manu i runga i te räkau.

Tekau ngä manu i runga i te räkau.

E rua ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E toru ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E whä ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E rima ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E ono ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E whitu ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E waru ngä manu i runga i te räkau.
E iwa ngä manu i runga i te räkau.


Aue! Kei te rere atu ngä manu.
   
Let’s begin with the first story, which is about birds. As you read out loud, think what the story is about. If you come to words you can’t read, just give them a go, and carry on with the story. When you’ve finished reading, I’ll ask you to tell me what the story was about.
Student reads independently of help from the teacher, but with encouragement.
1. Have you read this story before?
2. Tell me what the story was about.
3. How many birds were there altogether?
4. What happened at the end of the story?
Pukapuka Tuatahi: Ngä Manu i Runga i te Räkau.
Anei te pukapuka tuatahi. Pänui mai ä-waha me te whakaaro anö ki te kaupapa o te körero. Ki te kore koe e möhio ki tëtahi kupu, me tahuri noa [try/tarai/ngana], ä, ka haere tonu. Kia mutu tö pänui me kï mai koe, he aha te kaupapa o te körero.
Mä te äkonga tonu e kawe i a ia anö, ko tä te kaiako, ko te whakahau i a ia.
1. Kua pänui anö koe i tënei körero i mua?
2. Körerohia mai te kaupapa o taua körero.
3. E hia ngä manu katoa?
4. I ahatia, i te mutunga o te körero?
  full attempt to read 93 100
had read story before 4 74
0 – 10% errors 36 100
Comprehension more and more birds landed on branch 71 88
eventually 10 birds 85 98
branch broke 51 54
birds flew away 44 72
OVERALL SUCCESS 27 84
Show the story titled Poaka Kunekune and ask the student if they think they might be able to read it. If they say yes, carry on. If not, discontinue the task.
Poaka Kunekune is a little story about a pig. Read it out loud to me, then I’ll ask you what it’s about.		    

1. Titiro ki te äporo nei.
    He reka te ähua.
    He tino reka!

2. Titiro ki te pïtiti nei.
    He reka te ähua.
    He tino reka!

3. Titiro ki te paukena nei.
    He reka te ähua.
    He tino reka!

4. Titiro ki te kümara nei.
    He reka te ähua.
    He tino reka!

5. Titiro ki te rëmana nei.
    He reka te ähua…

6. A U E E E!
7. He tino kawa!
5. Have you read this story before?
6. Tell me what the story is about.
7. What did the food taste like?
8. What happened to the pig at the end of the story?
Whakaaturia te pukapuka Poaka Kunekune.
Ko te Poaka Kunekune, he körero tënei mö tëtahi poaka. Pänui mai ä-waha. Kätahi ka pätai au, he aha te kaupapa o taua körero.
Mä te äkonga tonu e kawe i a ia anö, ko tä te kaiako, ko te whakahau i a ia.
5. Kua pänui anö koe i tënei körero i mua?
6. Körerohia mai te kaupapa o taua körero.
7. I pëhea te rongo [taste/ngao/reka] o te kai?
8. I te mutunga o te körero i ahatia te poaka?
    full attempt to read 76 100
    had read story before 4 74
    0 – 10% errors 19 100
  Comprehension about a pig 75 94
    pig ate fruit and vegetables 39 90
    pig found food delicious, sweet 39 88
    mentioned all apple, peach, pumpkin, kumara 3 12
    pig tried to eat lemon 17 78
    pig upset — lemon sour 20 84
    OVERALL SUCCESS 13 94
Show the story titled Karengo and ask the student if they think they might be able to read it. If they say yes, carry on. If not, discontinue the task.
The family in the story are gathering karengo to eat. Read the story to the end of page 7, then I’ll ask you what it’s about.		    
Kia kï te kete,
kua hoki ki te käinga.
Hei konä koe whakatika ai
ngä karengo mö te kai.
Tuatahi, me tuku ngä rau ki tëtahi paepae.
He rite te tipu o te karengo
i ngä toka o te takutai ki te taru. Mätotoru ana, matomato ana. Me äta kato mai mä te huhuti i ngä rau.
 Kia pai tonu te horoi ki te wai tai kia takataka ai ngä kirikiri me ngä kota ririki.
Tuarua, me tuku te paepae
ki te puku o te ömu.
Mä te mahana o reira e tunu.
 Tuatoru, kia pai tonu tö matakitaki atu, tö körori, me te hoatu he wai kia kore e tere pakapaka rawa
i te wä e tunu ana.
9. Have you read the story before?
10. Tell me what the story is about.
11. Why does it say that it’s good to wash karengo?
12. Why does the author say you have to take care when you are cooking karengo?
I tënei körero, kei te kohikohi karengo te whänau, hei kai mä rätou. Pänuitia te körero ki te mutunga o te whärangi 7, kätahi ka pätai au mö töna kaupapa.
9. Kua panui anö koe i tënei körero i mua?
10. Körerohia mai te kaupapa o taua körero.
11. He aha te take i kïia ai he pai te horoi i ngä karengo?
12. Nä te aha i kï ai te kaituhi, me tino tüpato i te wä e tunu ana koe i te karengo?

full attempt to read 39 100
had read story before 3 24
0 – 10% errors 31 100
Comprehension seaweed on rocky coast 4 6

picking seaweed 30 88
washing seaweed 7 6
washing to remove sand/shells 7 42
carry home in bag 1 6
put seaweed in dish 1 2
cook seaweed 24 46
stop it burning 8 36
OVERALL SUCCESS 9 40
Total score: 3 3 40
  2 14 40
1 12 18
0 71 2
Commentary:
Mäori students in Mäori immersion (MI) settings scored statistically significantly higher than did Mäori students in general education (GEd) settings. Given the special focus for MI students on learning Te Reo Mäori , this finding is not unexpected.
 
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