Jigsaw reading
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This is a technique for reading challenging texts with a group lacking confidence or who may be unfamiliar with the text type. The text should be introduced and discussed before any reading is attempted.
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Using writing frames
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A writing frame is a good way of instilling confidence in a writer using a new format and genre for the first time or who finds it difficult to organise and sequence what s/he wants to say.
Collaborative writing
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Writing does not have to be a solitary activity and is often more successful when carried out in a pair or group.
Collaborative writing gives the opportunity for developing oral and aural skills, such as negotiating, discussing, turn-taking
Adult Literacy Core Curriculum
Ideas and Suggestions
DARTs
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Directed Activities Related to Text (DARTs)
This technique has evolved to use reading as a way of learning a ‘subject’. Its aim is to foster independent reading and actively engage the learner with text. One of its principles is that reading is no longer seen as a solitary activity, but can involve a small group or pair of learners. The technique can be used at any level and with any kind of text.
Language experience
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Language experience is a technique where a text is created through a teacher scribing the learner’s words.
PQ4R - a strategy for developing comprehension
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PQ4R - a strategy for developing comprehension
(Preview, question, read, reflect, recite, review)
Using genre to develop reading and writing
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Genre theory (originating in the linguistic theories of M. A. K. Halliday) suggests that texts with the same purpose will have similar structures and language features. Familiarity with these will support learners both in interpreting and in creating texts and will promote understanding of the organisation of texts and the appropriate linguistic patterns and conventions.
Integrating employability into numeracy teaching and learning
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As a teacher of numeracy, you will be developing employability skills, whether or not your courses have employability in the title. This document has some useful pointers to help you.
Strategies for mental multiplication
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Strategies for mental multiplication
It is important to encourage learners to develop their mental strategies for performing number calculations, as well as their written strategies. Some possible methods are given below.
Using a number line
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Number lines (horizontal or vertical) are helpful for some learners as a visual aid to counting on and back. At a later stage, they can be extended to negative numbers. They are a valuable tool for understanding fractions and decimals, and the concept of discrete and continuous measure.
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