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Montague-Smith, Ann; Price, Alison – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
This third edition of the best-selling "Mathematics in Nursery Education" provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics learning--number and counting, calculation, pattern, shape, measures and data handling--it summarises the research findings and underlying key concepts…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Mathematics Instruction
Dondertman, Betty; Ciancone, Tom – 1991
This numeracy package, which is intended for use by facilitators in group or tutoring situations, consists of materials designed to help adult literacy students understand number systems, appreciate the different roles that numbers play in daily life, and gain the confidence needed to work with numbers in everyday situations. Part 1, which…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Arithmetic, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education
Markus, Nancy L. – 1996
This document compiles an "honest list" of what is needed for adult numeracy. The first section consolidates the four posited Massachusetts Adult Basic Education (ABE) Math Standards into three adult numeracy themes: relevance/connections, problem solving/reasoning/decision making, and communication. A discussion of each theme is followed by some…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Algebra, Arithmetic, Basic Skills
Smith, Catherine DeLong – 1994
This package contains student and teacher handbooks and a report summarizing a project during which the handbooks were developed as part of a numeracy education course for adult basic and literacy education students. Discussed in the project report are the following: development of the course's 7 numeracy education units, field testing of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives, Calculators
Steeds, Andrew, Ed. – 2001
Designed primarily for adult literacy teachers and tutors, this curriculum describes the content of what should be taught in numeracy programs in order to meet the individual needs of adults through the selection and teaching of skills appropriate to those adults' needs. An introduction describes national standards and qualifications, learners,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Arithmetic, Basic Skills
Bove, Francis – 2003
This basic math skills teaching and learning guide contains practical advice and resources for British vocational teachers who have little formal mathematics education training and for beginning teachers. The document has five sections on these topics dealing with numeracy instruction: (1) overview of the basic skill and its application to other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adult Educators, Adult Students