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• FROM THE PRESIDENT            3
• FROM THE EDITOR              5
• Celebrating Matariki
  By Sarah McCord                7
• Seven picturebooks for Matariki
  By Nicola Daly                 9
• A school librarian amplified: Te Awhi Rito, New Zealand Reading Ambassador
  By Alan Dingley                17
• Reading and social media – it’s all about the connection
  By Bridget Schaumann           21
• The potential of sophisticated picturebooks
  By Michelle Leuthart and Nicola Daly   27
• An innovative approach to Early Literacy Assessment through the Better Start Literacy approach
  By Amy Scott, Gail Gillon, Brigid McNeill  41
• Teaching handwriting to transform writing
  By Belinda Blick-Duggan          52
• Celebrating Literacy: David Hill
  By Stephanie Dix               59
• Marie Clay Travel Award
  By Belinda Whyte              64
• Book Reviews                69
• Council Reports               72