Welcome to the student hub

Welcome to the Student Hub, a resource for all things adult literacy! Whether you’re just starting your learning journey or looking to enhance your existing skills, this space is designed to support and empower you. Here you’ll find helpful information, tools, and resources to guide you on your path to success. We’ll be here ready to help when you’re ready to take the next step.

Student Stories

From a grateful parent

Your work is so vital. It’s not just the reading, it’s the social connection and confidence to take risks …

From a coach

K has just read Fox Friend by Michael Morpurgo – we celebrated this as quite an achievement as it was a whole book. K commented that if she had picked up a book with that many words she would never have thought she could read it. K also said that she got 77% in a spelling test at school and was extremely proud of this – as she’d never got over 50% before.

From the mother of a student

L has had a fabulous year under the guidance of D and we are forever in his debt. L experienced a huge jump in his skill levels and he is confident and able to pronounce words and sentences that he could never understand or comprehend.

From one of our coaches

I had my last session with R on Thursday and am pleased to report that he has achieved one of his goals – to read a story to his granddaughters. He was very pleased with himself..

From one of our coaches

I recently supported my 14-year-old student to write and present a speech about bullying. We practiced for several days (extra sessions that week), tweaked the speech where necessary, and when it came to presenting in front of her teacher and peers, she received one of the highest marks in her class.

Our success comes from improving the lives of our students. Here are a few examples of some of the successes we have seen from our students including feedback from their families and their coaches.

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Resources

This is a continually evolving list of resources that can help you on your literacy journey.

How to set up a Screen Reader on your device

With the evolution of technology, most modern devices now provide the ability for your device to read text content aloud helping you to make sense of the on screen content. Here are links to some video guides for the most popular device types. Click/tap on an image to view the video guide.

Other Resources

Here are some links to external sites that provide adult literacy resources.

Guide for Dyslexic Learners

From Ako Aotearoa, this resource offers tips and strategies for adult dyslexic learners to assist them to navigate their educational journeys.

Read along stories

From Ako Aotearoa, this resource designed for those starting out on reading in English.

Assistive technologies

From Ako Aotearoa, this resource provides a list of computer software, online tools and specialist equipment that 'assists’ access to technology-based information.

Pathways Awarua

Developed by the Tertiary Education Commission to support adult and young adult learners to strengthen their literacy and numeracy skills in contexts that are relevant to New Zealanders.

Literacy Reader Series

The Reading Collections are part of a suite of linked materials to support adult literacy learning. The materials include books for learners and audio versions of the books.

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Online Reading Activities

From GCF Global, this page provides some useful online resources to help you improve your reading skills through a suite on online reading exercises.