An Australian Language expert is praising New Zealand's new approach to teaching literacy. 

The Government mandated state schools to teach a specific structured literacy curriculum to new entrants from the beginning of last year. 

Education data showed increasing improvement in learning outcomes across the four school terms in 2025.  

Professor Pamela Snow told Heather du Plessis-Allan that the new approach used the best possible techniques -- and calls the direction 'world leading'.