Language Development. Oranga Tamariki acknowledges they play a role in promoting and supporting the knowledge and use of New Zealand’s official languages: Te Reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language as well as English and the Pacific Island languages. Oranga Tamariki is committed to lifting the level of cultural competence across the organisation. It is a professional requirement of all roles that they have the language and cultural skills required to do their role. We also acknowledge that individuals may choose to increase their language and cultural capacity beyond what is required for their role and that languages are cultural taonga. Employees may seek approval, as part of their development planning conversations, to access time, and/or funding, to develop their language and cultural competency.
Language Development and THE TEACHER: 6 Makes interdisciplinary connections explicit to students. 7 Strategically integrates literacy skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking) across content areas. 8 Strategically integrates mathematical practices across content areas. . . . and STUDENTS: 9 Apply literacy skills and concepts. 10 Apply mathematical practices. . . . and STUDENTS: accelerate their learning by: 11 Elaborating on current lesson within content area. 12
