Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers friendly guidance on how to work with adult learners to develop their numeracy and mathematics skills. It brings together current research and practice on teaching adult numeracy into one handy volume and covers the major issues faced by teachers of adult numeracy such as current policy perspectives and implications for teaching practice. There are reflective tasks throughout, which encourage you to develop and apply your theoretical knowledge to your own experiences.
Key features include:
- Reviews of existing policy and research and implications for practice
- Reflective tasks with commentary, encouraging you to develop and apply your knowledge
- Case studies of real student experiences
- Practical activities and ideas to support the planning, teaching and assessment of adult numeracy
Drawing on the substantial experience of the contributors, who have a wealth of experience as practitioners and researchers in the field, this book is an essential resour
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Section One: Numeracy and society
The social context of numeracy
Why and where adult numeracy teaching and learning takes place
Adult numeracy learners
Section Two: Understanding Numeracy
Mathematics and numeracy
Language and mathematics
Teachers and the process of mathematical thinking
Provoking mathematical thinking: numeracy teachers doing 'realistic' maths
Attitudes, beliefs and teaching
Section Three: Teaching and learning numeracy
Approaches to teaching adult numeracy
Planning for numeracy learning
Assessment
Teaching number, measure and data
Section Four: Contexts for teaching and learning numeracy
Family mathematics
Developing numeracy skills in vocational contexts: learning for and in the workplace
Section Five: Numeracy and inclusive learning
Dyslexia, dyscalculia and numeracy
Mental health and the emotional aspects of learning mathematics
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