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 : Trend Task: Körero Mai
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
Focus:   Accuracy of oral reading of Mäori text 
Resources: Set of 12 labelled pictures
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Questions/instructions:
In New Zealand we have a lot of Mäori words and names. When we say names of people, places or things in Mäori, it’s good to try to pronounce them well.

I’m going to show you some pictures with words in Mäori on them, and I want you to try to say the words as you think they are pronounced in Mäori. Don’t worry if you can’t say all of them — just have a try. You can have two or three tries, if you want.

Show cards one at a time, in sequence, asking the student to say the Mäori words.
Don’t comment on their pronunciations.

% responses
2004 ('00)
y4
y8
Individual syllables pronounced accurately, but not necessarily linked fluently or with appropriate stress:
[marked on best attempt]
äporo
(ä po ro)
20 (30)
41 (35)
kümara
(kü ma ra)
31 (36)
53 (47)
pühä
(pü hä)
33 (34)
58 (49)
pipi
(pi pi)
21 (22)
30 (33)
päpaka
(pä pa ka)
36 (43)
52 (49)
rimurimu
(ri mu ri mu)
16 (12)
42 (40)
Ruapehu
(Ru a pe hu)
19 (16)
41 (42)
Moeraki
(Moe ra ki)
15 (7)
34 (32)
Whangärei
(Whang ä rei)
(with or without the macron)
17 (16)
43 (39)
Werahiko Tapu
(We ra hi ko Ta pu)
11 (8)
38 (26)
Ngähou Karaka
(Ngä hou Ka ra ka)
10 (9)
38 (22)
Te Aroha Wiki
(Te A ro ha Wi ki)
22 (22)
59 (43)
Total score:
40–48
3 (3)
19 (16)

34–39
7 (8)
20 (17)
28–33
16 (15)
26 (20)
22–27
25 (25)
22 (27)
16–21
32 (34)
9 (14)
0–15
17 (15)
4 (6)

Commentary
 A particularly common mistake was pronouncing the first “i” in “pipi” as in “hit”. On average, about 25 percent more year 8 students than year 4 students pronounced each word correctly. There was no meaningful change between 2000 and 2004 for year 4 students, but a small improvement for year 8 students, particularly on the last three components.

 
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