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Talking Matters Network Update
Please note the Talking Matters network meeting has been changed to Wednesday 20th July!

 
 
Change of date for next meeting

 
 
  Talking Matters Network Meeting
  Date: Wednesday 20th July, 9am - 12pm 

  Venue: Kohia Teachers Centre
  Gate 1, 78 Epsom Avenue, Epsom, Auckland
  An agenda will be sent out closer to the time.


  To register email admin@cometauckland.org.nz or
  call 09 307 2101

 
 Now We’re Talking / Improvement science

 

  Now We’re Talking is the oral language-focused
  improvement science project being run by
  Ko Awatea for the Ministry of Education. Those
  who came to the last Talking Matters meeting
  heard about this exciting project. Now we’re talking 
  and Talking Matters have a natural alignment.
  For more information about what is happening and
  what centres and the MoE are learning Click here

 
Funding update  
  The funding decision is still pending.

 
 
Talking Matters – opportunity for organisations in and around Otahuhu
 
 
 
 
 
  Talking Matters first on the ground initiative will be
  an improvement science project for community
  organisations in Otahuhu working with families with
  children aged 0-3 years.

  If your organisation is based in or around Otahuhu
  or works with families from Otahuhu, we would love
  to hear from you! 

  For more information email
  alison.sutton@cometauckland.org.nz or
  call 09 307 2101

 
Training and professional development







 
 
  Talking Trouble is running workshops on oral
  language and vulnerable children/youth looking at
  strategies geared to make communication easier for
  children/youth involved with care and protection and
  youth justice services.
 
  For more information Click here

 

  Dr Criss Jones Díaz from Western Sydney
  University will present her research at Faculty of
  Education - University of Auckland.

Rethinking equity in the dissemination of linguistic resources to facilitate children’s bi/multilingual repertoires and identity construction in educational settings.
 
  Friday 24th June, 4.30pm
  Duncan McGhie Lecture Theatre J1
  Faculty of Education - Epsom Campus
  The University of Auckland

  Click here to register!
 
 
Professional readings

 
 
  Summary of the reports we have been reading

Kind regards,
 
Alison Sutton
Manager, Literacy and Family Learning
COMET Auckland
 M: 021 2796804
P: 09 3072101
PO Box 3430 Shortland St, Auckland 1140
Level LL, 2 Princes St, Auckland City
www.cometauckland.org.nz
Ma te mohio ka ora, ma te ora ka mohio 
Through  learning there is life, through life there is learning.”