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Akata Galuvao

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Filimānaia: A Samoan Critique of Standardised Reading Assessment in New Zealand Primary Schools

In 2010, I was seconded from my classroom teaching position to work as a facilitator in the implementation of the newly-established National Standards. In this role, I ran in-depth Literacy and Assessment workshops in schools. I found that despite the national effort to close the...