ACE Literacy and Numeracy Secondary Schools

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ACE Literacy and NumeracySecondary Schools

• Engaging
• Communities Learners

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How do adults best improve their literacy and
numeracy?

• The research evidence is clear that adults learn
  literacy and numeracy best
• at the same time as learning other things (in
  context)
• purpose and relevance
• building on existing, often very sophisticated
  skills
• no fear
• making progress

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Some useful contexts?

• Managing finances household budgeting,
  understanding banking, income, credit and tax
• Whanau or family literacy helping my kids with
  their reading and maths
• English for living in New Zealand
• English for the workplace
• English for the digital world computing, email,
  internet
• What other suggestions do you have?

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Key features of an effective literacy and
numeracy programme?

• Strengths-based approach
• A thorough understanding of learners needs,
  interests and learning and cultural preferences
• Responsive to different learner groups
• Material that interests learners
• Clear planning, learning outcomes and deliberate
  acts of teaching literacy and numeracy
• Experienced, credible, supportive, flexible,
  skilled adult educators
• Guidance and links to where to next?

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Learning progressions for adult literacy and
numeracy
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Resources for teaching reading, writing and
numeracy
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www.literacyandnumeracyforadults.com
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Embedded guidelines
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?

• What are the implications for you and your team?
• What community linkages can you build on?
• What resources for developing a programme do you
  have already? Need?