Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: Pass, Charles Darwin University, language: English, abstract: This literature review undertook a purposeful sample of outcomes based research literature from the preceding decade that highlighted the language difficulties adult ESL users experienced while learning numeracy and mathematics. The most identifiable areas of research to emerge are policies and frameworks, pedagogy, educational programmes and educational resources. Whilst the request from the American Institute for Research to explore the linguistic challenges adult ESL users encounter in numeracy remains relatively unexplored; there is a growing collection of research papers emerging that contemplate linguistic difficulties in this area as a peripheral issue not a central one.

By understanding why children struggle with maths, teachers are better equipped to provide effective support and nurture confidence in low-achievers. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties includes how to tackle common learning difficulties by following different teaching practices and principles, identifying gaps in students' knowledge and developing curricula that bridges these gaps, improves numerical literacy using problem-solving strategies and skills, and a handy checklist of benchmarks in achievement.

This book will be invaluable to teachers, classroom assistants and SENCos dealing with pupils who are underachieving in maths.

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and for American society. Despite their linguistic, cognitive, and social potential, many ELsâ€"who account for more than 9 percent of enrollment in grades K-12 in U.S. schoolsâ€"are struggling to meet the requirements for academic success, and their prospects for success in postsecondary education and in the workforce are jeopardized as a result. Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English: Promising Futures examines how evidence based on research relevant to the development of DLLs/ELs from birth to age 21 can inform education and health policies and related practices that can result in better educational outcomes. This report makes recommendations for policy, practice, and research and data collection focused on addressing the challenges in caring for and educating DLLs/ELs from birth to grade 12.

The book is the result of a five-year project that culminated (within the first three years) in doctoral research interrogating language competency for meaningful mathematics instruction at upper primary level conducted at University of Stellenbosch in 2017; and this book in the succeeding two years. The initial research project received countrywide coverage in several South African media outlets including Times Live and Radio 2000.

This volume aims to invigorate the field of adult numeracy education by being a resource for teachers, trainers, and curriculum developers involved in math teaching in adult literacy education or diverse contexts. The chapters are designed to serve as background readings focusing on preparing the next generation of adult numeracy practitioners and program planners. Topics include the nature of numeracy, instructional principles, teaching practices tailored to adult needs, innovative approaches to instruction, assessment strategies, and relevant research findings. Table of contents: * The Numeracy Challenge (Iddo Gal) * Numeracy, Mathematics, and Adult Learning (Diane Coben) * Building a Problem-Solving Environment for Teaching Mathematics (Peter Kloosterman, Bin Hassan Mohamad-Ali, Lynda R. Wiest) * Preparing Adult Students to Be Better Decision Makers (Robert Clemen, Robin Gregory) * Instructional Strategies for Adult Numeracy Education (Lynda Ginsburg, Iddo Gal) * Characteristics of Adult Learners of Mathematics (James Steele Foerch) * Adult Numeracy at the Elementary Level: Addition and Subtraction Up to 100 (Wim Matthijsse) * Technology and the Development of Mathematical Skills in Adult Learners (Betty Hurley Lawrence) * Teaching Mathematics to Adults with Specific Learning Difficulties (Martha Sacks, Dorothy M. Cebula) * Writing about Life: Creating Original Math Projects with Adults (Kare Hicks McCormick, Elizabeth Wadlington) * Learning to Learn: Mathematics as Problem Solving (Leslie Arriola) * Journey into Journal Jottings: Mathematics as Communication (Donna Curry) * The Challenge of Diversity in Adult Numeracy Instruction (Harriet Hartman) * Mathematics and the Traditional Work of Women (Mary Harris) * Assessment in Adult Numeracy Education: Issues and Principles for Good Practice (Joy Cumming, Iddo Gal) * Assessment of Adult Students' Mathematical Strategies (Mieke van Groenestijn).

This accessible guide introduces readers to the issues and controversies surrounding the education of language minority students in the United States. What makes this book a perennial favorite are the succinct descriptions of alternative practices for transforming our schools and students' futures, such as building on students' home languages and literacy practices, incorporating curricular and pedagogical innovations, using proven-effective approaches to parent engagement, and employing alternative assessment tools.