Tag: Low
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What’s the problem? Cycles of poverty
Poverty is one of the socio-economic factors that we discussed earlier. A cycle of poverty is what happens when where poor families become impoverished for at three or more generations. This means enough time passes that the family includes no surviving ancestors who possess and can transmit the intellectual, social, and cultural capital necessary change…
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What’s the problem? Socio-economic factors
There is a range of socio-economic factors associated with low levels of adult literacy and numeracy. This includes things relating to education, income and occupation that have a negative influence on someone’s position in relation to others in society. Sometimes this relates to the kind of home environment that a person grew up in. For…
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Colonisation: Problems, Impact and 4 Key Questions To Help You Teach Better
Brief discussion of the impact of colonisation in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Are you battling low literacy and numeracy on the front lines of foundation education?
This metaphor always makes me slightly nervous. I don’t like to paint education as a war, with teachers as soldiers. However, this is what it seems like for many tutors and trainers… an uphill battle against enemies seen and unseen. Let’s get things clear though. While some days you might feel that your learners are the enemy.…
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How do you describe literacy abilities in really low level adult learners?
I haven’t really looked at any of this before, but I came across it the other day. Below is the TEC outcomes framework for describing ability levels for low level ESOL learners. This is based on the Starting Points framework and applies to learners whose literacy level falls below step 1 in the Learning Progressions.…