Hon JAN TINETTI: Through our Better Start Literacy Approach (BSLA), all new entrant and year 1 teachers have access to training in an integrated approach to developing vocabulary, oral literacy, spelling, writing, and reading skills in the first year of school. This approach is steeped in the best of international and domestic research and evidence developed by the University of Canterbury over the last 10 years. BSLA focuses on the link between spoken and written language, systematically supporting children's phonological and phonemic awareness, letter sound knowledge, and oral language, and it is delivering exciting results. This Government believes investing in our children as early as possible is critical to ensuring better life-long learning opportunities for our Kiwi kids. 