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better start literacy approach example multitiered system support mtss facilitate childrens early literacy success set within strengthsbased culturally responsive framework literacy teaching implemented 800 english medium schools across new zealand report focuses children identified school entry english language learners ell responded better start literacy approach first year school using matched control design growth phoneme awareness phonemegrapheme knowledge oral narrative skills 1853 ell compared cohort 1853 nonell cohorts matched ethnicity mostly asian 46 pacific 26 age 65 months gender 53 male socioeconomic deprivation index 82 areas mid high deprivation data analyses indicated similar positive growth rates ell nonell baseline first monitoring assessment following 10 weeks tier 1 universalclass level teaching despite demonstrating lower phoneme awareness skills baseline following 10 weeks teaching ell cohort performed similarly nonell nonword reading spelling tasks predictors growth analyses indicated ell areas low socioeconomic deprivation used greater number different words english story retells baseline assessment females made growth phonic phoneme awareness development following 10week monitoring assessment 11 ell 13 nonell cohorts received supplementary tier 2 targeted small group teaching next monitoring assessment 20 weeks post baseline assessment ell cohort showed accelerated growth listening comprehension phonemegrapheme matching phoneme blending skills catching nonell peers despite limitations dataset available provides one insights response ell tier 1 tier 2 teaching first year school data suggest better start literacy approach includes highquality professional learning development teachers literacy specialists speechlanguage therapists effective approach toward developing foundational literacy skills ell important role speechlanguage therapists collaborating class teachers support childrens early literacy success within mtss framework discussed