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Jan Forde

Jan Forde

Jan Forde has been a classroom teacher for nine years (particularly for new entrants/reception) and deputy principal in a rural primary school. Using her teaching experience along with her training as a reading recovery teacher, she has developed a literacy programme that breaks down the barriers for teachers and learners. She has run many professional development sessions for colleagues, including at the New Zealand Reading Association conference in 2011. Her strategy-based spelling programme reflects her philosophies of “consistency is the key” and “don’t leave it to chance”.

Essential Resources believes in learning. We help teachers teach and students learn.

Our resources are strongly grounded in what works in the classroom, giving teachers lesson plans, tools and strategies they need to make a difference. They support students’ learning through every stage of their schooling, ensuring students excel and can apply their learning to numerous meaningful contexts.

Engaging and of high interest, they are developed to provide students with the skills necessary to become analytical thinkers, problem solvers and idea generators, and to succeed in a multinational work environment.