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Embedded literacy and numeracy is not new
Embedded literacy and numeracy is not a new approach. It’s something that good tutors and trainers have always done. Especially in trades and vocational training.
Here’s a definition that we work with in New Zealand. Embedded literacy and numeracy is:
The explicit teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy within the context and tasks of another, usually vocational, subject or skill (for example, panel beating).
(Adapted from Strengthening Literacy and Numeracy: Theoretical Framework, pp.41).
How explicit is it?
Perhaps the thing that is different to what good tutors and trainer typically do relates to how explicit the literacy or numeracy instruction is. Here’s a couple of key points:
- Our observation is that good tutors and trainers intuitively know what to do when it comes to teaching the literacy and numeracy understandings that their learners need.
- Our suggestion is that good tutors and trainers can become really great tutors and trainers by shifting their professional practice in such a way that their teaching of literacy and numeracy becomes more explicit and deliberate.
Deliberately teaching literacy and numeracy is more effective
Deliberately teaching literacy and numeracy in context makes the instruction much more effective for the learner. In other words, it’s more effective when learners know there’s some deliberate teaching going on. Explicit literacy and numeracy instruction means that the learning can be measured, both before and after whatever teaching interventions you have planned.
An explicit focus on developing literacy and numeracy understanding also means that you can:
- Carry out more detailed needs analyses when it comes to looking at your training demands.
- Undertake better diagnostic assessment of learners strengths and needs
- Be extremely targeted when it comes to designing teaching interventions that focus on underpinning knowledge and skills.
Our goal is offer the best professional development training and the most amazing resources to support this work.
The question is… what are you doing to shift your own or others professional practice towards a more explicit, deliberate, and embedded approach to teaching literacy and numeracy in your particular context?
How have you embedded literacy and numeracy?
Literacy & Numeracy – It’s Not Rocket Science
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Discover how to be more successful in your teaching journey. I’ll introduce and explain some of the fundamentals of adult literacy and numeracy.
Once you’ve finished reading, you will have a better understanding of the basics including how to integrate or embed literacy and numeracy into your teaching. This includes with technical and vocational education. You can read more here.
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The Educator Entrepreneur – Don’t Bring a Whiteboard Marker to a Knife Fight
Learn how to think like an Entrepreneur with Graeme Smith
Education is a tough business to work in. And that’s true regardless of whether you are a teacher, a trainer or any kind of specialist educator. But what if you’re a business owner AS WELL…!
If you’re like me, most days you’re probably pretty excited about what you do. But some days… Some days I can’t understand why anyone would want to work in education. But I learned to survive and thrive and you can too. Teach yourself a lesson and start thinking like an entrepreneur. Read more here
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What is Learner-Centred Teaching – 12 Concepts from Te Ao Māori You Should Embrace to Create Learning Success
Discover time-honoured approaches to learner-centred teaching
What if I told you that there were time-honoured approaches to teaching and learning you can use to create the conditions for learning success. Imagine if your teaching really connected with your learners… What if your classroom or training environment was a place where your learners felt like they belonged and wanted to learn?
Here’s a secret. It’s totally possible if you discover and embrace time-honoured concepts from Te Ao Māori – the Māori world. This book is for you if you want to teach or train in a way that is more learner-centred or if you want to learn to think in a more holistic way. Read more here
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Three Simple Approaches You Need for Learner-Centred Teaching
Find out more about three of the fundamentals of adult teaching
Have you ever thought about how to improve your teaching? Have you ever wondered what it takes to create learner success in any teaching environment? Well, you need three things. Make that four things… You need to:
- Understand what people mean when they talk about “learner-centred” teaching.
- Know how to leverage your learners’ prior knowledge.
- Have simple ways of increasing the motivation of your students.
- Know what learner agency is and how to develop it.
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