Taonga mō ngā Tamariki: Evaluation 2021 (Report)
Lead researcher: Alex Woodley
Taonga mō ngā Tamariki is based on the Early Reading Together® and Reading Together® Te Pānui Ngātahi programmes. It is delivered by the not-for-profit Storytime Foundation to whānau in the care or under the management of Ara Poutama Aotearoa |Department of Corrections.
This evaluation shows that when coupled with a programme of child-centric visiting the intervention deepens whānau connections in a positive way, decreases stress for children, and creates the conditions to improve educational and wellbeing outcomes. The international evidence is that such interventions reduce recidivism.
