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\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThere's been a bit of media attention about early language over the last couple of weeks, which is good to see. The evidence is clear \u2013 talking is vital for infants wellbeing. The quality and quality of interaction and talk that babies experience grows and shapes their bra...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe real adventure begins now<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 22, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/bf62bb725206a35b57233366148c0d0f\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tI promised a second blog to share what I learnt in San Francisco and outline how we might use these insights. In my previous post I talked about 'getting clear' in what we want to achieve. That provocation has sat with me every day since my return. \nWhat is Talking Matters t...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting clear in fog city<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 13, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/8817576e937f96aa1e766f1c9342e280\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tI have just returned from a 10 day trip to San Francisco, presenting at the prestigious Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education. \n\n\nEducators from around the world were impressed with the innovative approaches people in Aotearoa are taking to improve children'...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intersection of culture and talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/d4c637f9dd66b21ccbd74a72c6b16292\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe March Talking Matters network meeting was particularly powerful because it focused on the intersection of culture and talk. \n\nRae Si'ilata spoke about Wantok Talanoa. We can develop fluency by utilising current practices such as: text memorisation, story telling, taulot...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeaving oral language into family literacy<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 31, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/5af15b69145ba442217d8323dd77b9fd\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tIn February 2017, we began working alongside 10 tertiary tutors who teach more than 120 adults in a family literacy programme Wh\u0101nau Ara Mua, a Certificate in Intergenerational Learning - through the Solomon Group. \n\n One of our key partners Dr Jannie van Hees and Emma Qui...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeasuring talk at home<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 15, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/a6780511971701a1d5b1888071a166bb\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tVery small children develop their early language at home. In order to find out more about talking to children at home, project manager Emma Quigan has been working with a small group of parents and pre-schoolers. The group has been exploring what kinds of tools and ideas are...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkaaka K\u014drero<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 8, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/cac13f2ad71b400fc01ba0a22cf0d494\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tTalking Matters' first community project started in February, with 13 community organisations that connect with families in M\u0101ngere-\u014ct\u0101huhu. The collaborative has called itself Akaaka K\u014drero. Akaaka represents the root or vine of early language that the collaborative is ...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy I changed focus from adult education to toddlers’ talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/250d082c002fa12aa49fe68ac37fc4c1\/letterbox668x220.jpg\")
\n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tAlison Sutton is the Director of Talking Matters. Alison describes the journey that led her to start a campaign aimed at encouraging talking more and talking different with small children.\n\n\nFor 30 years I have been working in adult literacy, seeing a pipeline of people with...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT\u0101maki Toddlers Day out<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"\/images\/blog\/af36b0eb0fa217ae4c3f79197c1597ff\/letterbox668x220@stretch.jpg\")
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The real adventure begins now<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 22, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tI promised a second blog to share what I learnt in San Francisco and outline how we might use these insights. In my previous post I talked about 'getting clear' in what we want to achieve. That provocation has sat with me every day since my return. \nWhat is Talking Matters t...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetting clear in fog city<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 13, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tI have just returned from a 10 day trip to San Francisco, presenting at the prestigious Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education. \n\n\nEducators from around the world were impressed with the innovative approaches people in Aotearoa are taking to improve children'...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intersection of culture and talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe March Talking Matters network meeting was particularly powerful because it focused on the intersection of culture and talk. \n\nRae Si'ilata spoke about Wantok Talanoa. We can develop fluency by utilising current practices such as: text memorisation, story telling, taulot...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeaving oral language into family literacy<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 31, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tIn February 2017, we began working alongside 10 tertiary tutors who teach more than 120 adults in a family literacy programme Wh\u0101nau Ara Mua, a Certificate in Intergenerational Learning - through the Solomon Group. \n\n One of our key partners Dr Jannie van Hees and Emma Qui...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeasuring talk at home<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 15, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tVery small children develop their early language at home. In order to find out more about talking to children at home, project manager Emma Quigan has been working with a small group of parents and pre-schoolers. The group has been exploring what kinds of tools and ideas are...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkaaka K\u014drero<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 8, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tTalking Matters' first community project started in February, with 13 community organisations that connect with families in M\u0101ngere-\u014ct\u0101huhu. The collaborative has called itself Akaaka K\u014drero. Akaaka represents the root or vine of early language that the collaborative is ...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy I changed focus from adult education to toddlers’ talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tAlison Sutton is the Director of Talking Matters. Alison describes the journey that led her to start a campaign aimed at encouraging talking more and talking different with small children.\n\n\nFor 30 years I have been working in adult literacy, seeing a pipeline of people with...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT\u0101maki Toddlers Day out<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tBack in early December, we took Talking Matters to the T\u0101maki Toddlers' Day Out. We spoke informally with parents about the importance of talk, and how it builds babies' brains. 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Getting clear in fog city<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 13, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tI have just returned from a 10 day trip to San Francisco, presenting at the prestigious Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education. \n\n\nEducators from around the world were impressed with the innovative approaches people in Aotearoa are taking to improve children'...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Intersection of culture and talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe March Talking Matters network meeting was particularly powerful because it focused on the intersection of culture and talk. \n\nRae Si'ilata spoke about Wantok Talanoa. We can develop fluency by utilising current practices such as: text memorisation, story telling, taulot...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWeaving oral language into family literacy<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 31, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tIn February 2017, we began working alongside 10 tertiary tutors who teach more than 120 adults in a family literacy programme Wh\u0101nau Ara Mua, a Certificate in Intergenerational Learning - through the Solomon Group. \n\n One of our key partners Dr Jannie van Hees and Emma Qui...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeasuring talk at home<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 15, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tVery small children develop their early language at home. In order to find out more about talking to children at home, project manager Emma Quigan has been working with a small group of parents and pre-schoolers. The group has been exploring what kinds of tools and ideas are...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkaaka K\u014drero<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 8, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tTalking Matters' first community project started in February, with 13 community organisations that connect with families in M\u0101ngere-\u014ct\u0101huhu. The collaborative has called itself Akaaka K\u014drero. Akaaka represents the root or vine of early language that the collaborative is ...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy I changed focus from adult education to toddlers’ talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tAlison Sutton is the Director of Talking Matters. Alison describes the journey that led her to start a campaign aimed at encouraging talking more and talking different with small children.\n\n\nFor 30 years I have been working in adult literacy, seeing a pipeline of people with...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT\u0101maki Toddlers Day out<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tBack in early December, we took Talking Matters to the T\u0101maki Toddlers' Day Out. We spoke informally with parents about the importance of talk, and how it builds babies' brains. We shared how singing and chatting to babies spurs on their brain development.\n\nWe ran an inform...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk over summer<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 30, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe top take away ideas from the November network meeting were about finding ways to promote talking and reading over summer.\n\nDavid Tucker from Pt. Chevalier Library shared the idea of an empty box to prompt storytelling and drawing. 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The Intersection of culture and talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe March Talking Matters network meeting was particularly powerful because it focused on the intersection of culture and talk. \n\nRae Si'ilata spoke about Wantok Talanoa. 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In order to find out more about talking to children at home, project manager Emma Quigan has been working with a small group of parents and pre-schoolers. The group has been exploring what kinds of tools and ideas are...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAkaaka K\u014drero<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 8, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tTalking Matters' first community project started in February, with 13 community organisations that connect with families in M\u0101ngere-\u014ct\u0101huhu. The collaborative has called itself Akaaka K\u014drero. 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Why I changed focus from adult education to toddlers’ talk<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 1, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tAlison Sutton is the Director of Talking Matters. Alison describes the journey that led her to start a campaign aimed at encouraging talking more and talking different with small children.\n\n\nFor 30 years I have been working in adult literacy, seeing a pipeline of people with...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT\u0101maki Toddlers Day out<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tBack in early December, we took Talking Matters to the T\u0101maki Toddlers' Day Out. We spoke informally with parents about the importance of talk, and how it builds babies' brains. We shared how singing and chatting to babies spurs on their brain development.\n\nWe ran an inform...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk over summer<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 30, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe top take away ideas from the November network meeting were about finding ways to promote talking and reading over summer.\n\nDavid Tucker from Pt. Chevalier Library shared the idea of an empty box to prompt storytelling and drawing. It is an interactive way to tell a story...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","postCount":10,"htmlChrCount":25089}
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T\u0101maki Toddlers Day out<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 14, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tBack in early December, we took Talking Matters to the T\u0101maki Toddlers' Day Out. We spoke informally with parents about the importance of talk, and how it builds babies' brains. We shared how singing and chatting to babies spurs on their brain development.\n\nWe ran an inform...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTalk over summer<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJanuary 30, 2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \n \n \n \n \n \n<\/picture>\n<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\tThe top take away ideas from the November network meeting were about finding ways to promote talking and reading over summer.\n\nDavid Tucker from Pt. Chevalier Library shared the idea of an empty box to prompt storytelling and drawing. It is an interactive way to tell a story...\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tRead more <\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","postCount":10,"htmlChrCount":25089}
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