Curriculum links
Thumbs Up! An Introduction to New Zealand Sign Language is based on learning languages at levels 1 and 2 of the New Zealand Curriculum.
The National Curriculum is composed of The New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa which set the direction for student learning and provide guidance for schools as they design and review their curriculum.
Learning Languages strands
Learning languages has three strands.
The Communication strand lists the achievement objectives to be assessed.
Two strands that support this are Language Knowledge and Cultural Knowledge. The supporting strands describe what your students need to learn and integrate in order to be able to communicate effectively.
Curriculum direction and documents
The New Zealand Curriculum (2007) sets the curriculum direction for New Zealand schools.
The curriculum documents published for individual languages are now referred to as "language guidelines"; they offer guidance to teachers on matters relating to the specific language they are teaching.
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NZSL in the New Zealand Curriculum (2006) The document also provides:
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New Zealand Sign Language Includes information about NZSL achievement standards for Level 6, 7, and 8 (developed for use from 2017). |
