2.5 Literacy and numeracy strategies
Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching strategies and their application in teaching areas.
Numeracy and literacy skills are crucial in helping our children and young people develop fully as individuals and live satisfying and rewarding lives. Research shows that highly developed numeracy and literacy capabilities strongly contribute to the social, economic and physical wellbeing of individuals. Children who are able to apply mathematical understanding and communicate effectively in a range of contexts are best placed to succeed in education and in life. Conversely, young people who are unable to communicate successfully because they cannot read or write well, or who struggle with numeracy skills, often leave school early and are more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled jobs.
As an educator it is my responsibility to prepare all of my students for the future by enabling them to become confident and powerful learners, who use numeracy and literacy successfully in every aspect of their lives. To this end there are explicit literacy and numeracy elements imbedded in my unit plans. This example shows some examples of literacy (new words, explanations, demonstrations) and numeracy (data, graphs) components highlighted throughout the unit.
Numeracy and literacy skills are crucial in helping our children and young people develop fully as individuals and live satisfying and rewarding lives. Research shows that highly developed numeracy and literacy capabilities strongly contribute to the social, economic and physical wellbeing of individuals. Children who are able to apply mathematical understanding and communicate effectively in a range of contexts are best placed to succeed in education and in life. Conversely, young people who are unable to communicate successfully because they cannot read or write well, or who struggle with numeracy skills, often leave school early and are more likely to be unemployed or in low-skilled jobs.
As an educator it is my responsibility to prepare all of my students for the future by enabling them to become confident and powerful learners, who use numeracy and literacy successfully in every aspect of their lives. To this end there are explicit literacy and numeracy elements imbedded in my unit plans. This example shows some examples of literacy (new words, explanations, demonstrations) and numeracy (data, graphs) components highlighted throughout the unit.