Te Puna Reo Pohewa | Marie Clay Research Centre
The whānau is the wellspring of children’s evolving languages and literacies
from which they are inspired to imagine and create their futures.
Aim of the Centre
Promoting Leadership, Equity, Achievement and Diversity (LEAD)
in Early Literacy
Whakataukī of the Centre
Ko te reo o te tamaiti te tāonga o tōna ao.
The language of the child is the treasure of her/his world.
Current Projects
Growing a networked research community
2018–2020
This research looks at enhancing children’s opportunities to learn through quality talk with adults in families.
Funded by Royal Society New Zealand
Understand Me: Connecting families and teachers of young children through stories
2019–2020
Partnered with Papatoetoe North School, we look at how stories create pathways of understanding between child-family-teacher interactions through storied conversations.
Funded by Auckland Airport Community Trust
Understand Me: Crafting selves and worlds in collective storied conversations with tamariki/children, whānau/families, and kaiako/teachers
2021–2022
Following the seeding from prior two years, this project expands to three other primary school clusters and extends connections to early childhood.
Funded by Teaching and Learning Research Initiative
Doctoral Researchers
We are truly grateful to showcase an array of projects offered by our current PhD graduates and candidates, covering a variety of educational discourse.