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Emeritus Professor Thomas Nicholson
Emeritus Professor
Institute of EducationRecent publications include:
Dymock, S., & Nicholson, T. (2024). Teaching literacy effectively in the modern classroom for ages 5-8. Routledge. http://www.routledge.com/9780367673154
Nicholson, T., & Dymock, S. (2023). New Zealanddyslexia handbook (2nd ed.). NZCER Press. https://www.nzcer.org.nz/nz-dyslexia-handbook
Nicholson, T., & Dymock, S. J. (2023, July-September). Teachers are our best resource to help students with dyslexia. Literacy Today, pp. 15-16.
Dymock S., & Nicholson T. (2022). Dyslexia seen through the eyes of teachers: An exploratory survey. Reading Research Quarterly, 58(2), 333-344. doi:10.1002/rrq.490
Arrow A., Neville A., Denston, A., & Nicholson T. (2022). Investigating the number and type of literacy assessments and interventions in Aotearoa New Zealand primary schools Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties 27(2):185-199.
Nicholson T., & McIntosh S. (2020). An exploration of the relationship between phonological and phonics knowledge, and self-efficacy for teaching. Dyslexia 26 (3):286-304
Jones E., Southwood H., Cook C., & Nicholson T. (2020). Insights into paediatric tube feeding dependence: A Speech-language pathology perspective International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 22 (3):327-337
Carvalho L., Nicholson T., Yeoman P., & Thibaut P. (2020). Space matters: Framing the New Zealand learning landscape Learning Environments Research 23 (3):307-329
My careeer started as a high school teacher and later as an educational research officer, a doctoral student and teaching assistant at the University of Minnesota, and as an academic in three New Zealand universities, University of Waikato, The University of Auckland, and Massey University. Awards: Member, Reading Hall of Fame, Onassis Foreign Scholar (Greece), Visiting Professor (Stanford, U Texas, Catholic U., Sydney, U. Tasmania), Doctoral Dissertation Award (International Literacy Association), Mona Tobias Award (Learning Difficulties Australia). An upcoming publication is the second edition of New Zealand Dyslexia Handbook (NZCER Press).
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: 43519
Location: 3.32, Atrium
Campus: Albany
Prizes and Awards
- Lecturer of the Year Award - Albany Students Association - Albany Students Assocaition (2016)
- Lecturer of the Year Award 2015 - Albany Students Association - Albany Students Association (2015)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
phonics, phonemic awareness, dyslexia, literacy learning difficulties, teaching reading and writing
Thematics
Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200):
Education (130000):
English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL) (130204)
Keywords
dyslexia, phonics, literacy learning difficulties, teaching reading and writing
Research Projects
Completed Projects
Project Title: Talking about Text
Date Range: 2007 - 2008
Funding Body: Massey University
Project Team:
- Prof Thomas Nicholson - Project Leader
Teaching and Supervision
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2016
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Alicia Ritter
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Doctor of Philosophy
Why do they stay? An Analysis of Factors Influencing Retention of International Teachers -
2015
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Shanthi Tiruchittampalam
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Doctor of Philosophy
School years, summer holidays and the reading achievement gap -
2014
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Mary Turner
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Doctor of Philosophy
The effects of book reading over the summer holidays on the reading skills and attitudes to reading of Year 3 students -
2012
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Laura Tse
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Doctor of Philosophy
Can Phonics Instruction & Big Book Shared Reading in Combination Work Better Than on their Own?