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Group Observation Checklist for Listening & Speaking

Nov 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This post carries on my collection of a few different diagnostic assessment tools for use with learners with literacy and numeracy issues. So far I’ve looked at: A basic, but fairly broad numeracy diagnostic assessment. Creating your own contextualised vocabulary diagnostics including developing a word bank to help you do this. A learner observation checklist for…
Learner Observation Checklist for Listening & Speaking Skills

Nov 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The other day I posted my versions of the some tools to use with learners for numeracy diagnostic assessment. I’ve also written before about creating your own contextualised vocabulary diagnostics including developing a word bank. This post continues along the same line, but with a learner observation checklist for listening and speaking skills. This is…
Printable learner attitude questions for reading and maths for adult literacy and numeracy learners

Oct 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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There are some great resources in the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. Unfortunately, many of them are simply buried. Here’s my variations on a couple of things that I think are really useful: Learner attitude survey questions for Maths and Reading. Just click the links below to open them as printable PDFs. The images below…
How to get started on Assessment Task 1 of the NCALNE (Voc): The New Zealand context

Oct 22, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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UPDATED FOR 2015: Please go here. If you need to complete the NCALNE (Voc) and you’re having trouble getting started (or even if you’re not!), here’s your special care package: Make sure that you are registered to use Pathways Awarua. The latest version of our entire ALEC course for the NCALNE (Voc) is now online in…
Change in some foundation-level tutor qualification requirements: NCALNE (Voc) Requirement from 2015

Oct 9, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The TEC announced recently that from 2015 the NCALNE (Voc) qualification and training will be a requirement for some tutors. Here’s the announcement in full: Beginning in 2015, the TEC will be transitioning to requiring tutors who teach foundation-level courses to hold an appropriate qualification, such as the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy…
But you might ask a painter to teach literacy & numeracy 2013 – Part 5 – Arnie Kumar

Sep 23, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Dicing with decimals: Numeracy activities that work

Aug 31, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Again, I’m not entirely sure where I picked this one up… might be a hat tip to Rodney Y… Anyway, it’s really simple to set up and needs no resources apart from normal dice. Purpose Practice adding decimals. Practice using decimal place value. Equipment Standard six-sided dice. One playing board per player. See the image below.…
Assessment 4 of the NCALNE (Voc) – Knowing the learner and diagnostic assessment: Talking through the assessment task with Graeme

Aug 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s some info on Assessment Task 4. Again, there’s nothing here that’s not in the study materials or on Pathways Awarua. Hope it’s useful.
Assessment 3 of the NCALNE (Voc) – Mapping training demands: Talking through the assessment task with Graeme

Aug 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s all you need to know with regards to Assessment three of the NCALNE (Voc). Of course, don’t forget to refer to what’s in Module 3 and Assessment 3 in Pathways Awarua and any of our other material.
Calling all Literacy Numeracy Professionals…

Aug 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve been turning this over in my mind for a while… I’m not sure whether there are so many opportunities for this, but having worked in such a narrow area of education since 2007 I feel that I’ve now got a fairly sharp lens through which to analyse certain kinds of training. This is particularly…