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How to get started embedding vocabulary into your training by creating a word bank

Oct 30, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Vocabulary rocks…! If you’re going to focus on just one thing when it comes to embedding literacy into your trades or vocational training it has to be vocabulary. Vocabulary runs through all of the literacy progressions and it’s probably the best bang for your buck in terms of time spent embedding anything on the literacy side of…
What can you actually do if your tutors are not embedding literacy and numeracy as well as they should be?

Oct 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Well that’s a curly question… The other day I reposted part of a transcript between a prosecuting lawyer and the CEO of large tertiary organisation. It was one of the scariest things that I’ve read in this field all year. Spoiler Alert: In case you didn’t realise, it was fiction. But I didn’t realise that when I…
Where’s the numeracy in the visual arts? 6 Sexy Solutions

Oct 16, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Where is numeracy in the visual arts. Actually, it’s everywhere. Dive in to this blog post for some examples and a bit of deeper discussion. Learning Learn Maths visual art
Embedding literacy and numeracy with the NZ Department of Corrections staff

Sep 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This is a summary of all of the video content to date that highlights some of our best work with the Department of Corrections. The instructors in the various video clips have all undertaken the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace). This qualification, which we abbreviate to the NCALNE (Voc), teaches a…
The Great Comprehender Part 2: What Are Reading Comprehension Strategies?

Aug 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The other day, I started a mini series on reading comprehension strategies and you can read about the profiles of a poor, good, and great comprehender here in relation to the steps in the reading progressions. I want to talk more about the Great Comprehender and the strategies that she uses. One of the hidden gems…
How to teach anything, improve learning, and help people do stuff better

Apr 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I want to write a book. Not sure what the title will be, but I’d like this – or something similar to be the byline or subtitle. I’d like it to mainly be a picture book. Something you could give to anyone. Like the kind of book you’d pick up in an airport. Now I…
Embedding reading into trades and vocational training

Oct 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Working with my ComCol tutors today… we were looking at unit standard 26624: Read texts with understanding. And we came up with this as a draft template for trying standardise reading comprehension questions for trades-based or vocational training texts that they have to work with anyway. Reading Text Title Read through the text and then…