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NCAL's Final Report

The National Commission on Adult Literacy released its final report, Reach Higher, AMERICA: Overcoming Crisis in the U.S. Workforce. For more information or to download a copy, visit http://www.nationalcommissiononadultliteracy.org/.

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Posted on Friday, June 27, 2008 | In Categories: Workforce

New Focus on Basics Issue's Theme is Numeracy

The new issue of "Focus on Basics" (Volume 9, Issue A) is now available. Published by World Education, the theme is Numeracy. Click here and scroll down the page for Volume 9.

Articles include:

  • using part-whole thinking in math
  • the importance of numeracy in adult basic education
  • designing instruction that addresses all of the components of numeracy
  • techniques for introducing new types of activities into the math classroom
  • the cultural aspects of mathematics
  • teaching algebraic thinking in lower level mathematics classes
  • TIAN: a professional learning model for ABE math teachers

    Posted on Thursday, June 5, 2008 | In Categories: Numeracy

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