Patterns of early primary school-based literacy interventions among Pacific children from a nationwide health screening programme of 4 year olds

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dc.contributor.authorSchluter P
dc.contributor.authorKokaua J
dc.contributor.authorTautolo E-S
dc.contributor.authorRichards R
dc.contributor.authorTaleni T
dc.contributor.authorKim HM
dc.contributor.authorAudas R
dc.contributor.authorMcNeill B
dc.contributor.authorTaylor B
dc.contributor.authorGillon G
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-23T23:47:21Z
dc.date.available2018-09-23T23:47:21Z
dc.date.issued2018en
dc.date.updated2018-08-19T23:11:50Z
dc.description.abstractLiteracy success is critical to unlocking a child’s potential and enhancing their future wellbeing. Thus, the early identification and redressing of literacy needs is vital. Pacific children have, on average, the lowest literacy achievement levels in New Zealand. However, this population is very diverse. This study sought to determine whether the current national health screening programme of pre-school children could be used as an early detection tool of Pacific children with the greatest literacy needs. Time-to-event analyses of literacy intervention data for Pacific children born in years 2005–2011 were employed. A multivariable Cox proportional hazard model was ftted, and predictive assessment made using training and test datasets. Overall, 59,760 Pacific children were included, with 6,861 (11.5%) receiving at least one literacy intervention. Tongan (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.33; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.23, 1.45) and Cook Island Māori (HR: 1.33; 95% CI: 1.21, 1.47) children were more likely to receive an intervention than Samoan children; whereas those children with both Pacific and non-Pacific ethnic identifications were less likely. However, the multivariable model lacked reasonable predictive power (Harrell’s c-statistic: 0.592; 95% CI: 0.583, 0.602). Regardless, important Pacific sub-populations emerged who would benefit from targeted literacy intervention or policy implementation.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29939-w
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/16028
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3903 - Education systems::390302 - Early childhood educationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390104 - English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)en
dc.subject.anzsrcField of Research::13 - Education::1303 - Specialist Studies in Education::130311 - Pacific Peoples Educationen
dc.titlePatterns of early primary school-based literacy interventions among Pacific children from a nationwide health screening programme of 4 year oldsen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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