Literacy
All About Reading and All About Spelling
Art of Argument by Larsen, Hodge & Perrin (an introduction to informal fallacies - how to reason with clarity, relevance, and purpose) [book]
Bob Books, by Bobby Lynn Maslen [book] (a series of books designed to teach reading skills acquisition)
Brave Writer (online language arts and writing courses for home educators)
Down the Back of the Chair (Ministry of Education resource catalogue available to home educators)
Excellence in Writing (extensive writing curriculum, some Christian based content)
Fun English Games for Kids: Free teaching resources online
Hand writing without tears: A complete hand writing curriculum for all children
IXL English (online English programme) - support NCHENZ by signing up to IXL via our affiliate link and receive 20% off your first month or year
Jolly Learning (UK site, uses a systematic and progressive approach to teaching children essential literacy skills)
Kids Discover (online platform with excellent library, for children aged about 7-14yrs) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
List of books for reading at various levels and ages (a living document and resource compiled by homeschooling mum Sam Grant)
National Library of NZ (Services to Schools lending service is available to home educators)
Oxford Owl: Help your child’s reading (free website by Oxford University Press for ages 3-11yrs)
Phonics Hero (reading and spelling using the phonics method) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
Progeny Press Study Guides for Literature (Christian perspective)
Reading Eggs (online literacy programme) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
Read Write Think: International Reading Association (free materials)
S:iiiL (a family owned and operated education provider based in Dunedin, creative writing taught online)
SpellingCity (game-based learning tool for vocabulary, spelling, writing and language arts, some free content)
Spellzone (unlocks the mystery of English spelling, based on phonic progression; adapts to all abilities including SEND, SLD and ESL - for 6yrs+) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
StepsWeb (leading online literacy program, adapts to each learner to strengthen all of the core skills needed for reading and spelling - for 5yrs+) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
Starfall (free phonics programme)
Sunshine Online (NZ digital literacy and early numeracy program for children aged approx 5-10yrs, NZ homeschoolers can apply for a grant to access via Pye Foundation)
The Three R’s: Reading, writing, and arithmetic, by Ruth Beechick [book]
Typing Club (engaging and interactive program which teaches touch typing) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
Wai Ako (online Te Reo Maori resource for primary aged children) – email info@waiako.com to ask about a discount for homeschoolers
WordFlyers (hundreds of lessons, teaching punctuation, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and reading comprehension skills) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
Wordsmith Creative Writing Series
WriteShop (US based homeschool writing curriculum with hands-on, interactive lessons for all ages)
Writing Legends (writing and story program from the makers of Reading Eggs, covering everything from text types and genre to grammar, mechanics and sentence writing) - NCHENZ members receive a special subscription rate, see the Members Area
