Building literacy and numeracy for remote-area Aboriginal communities: Book One
This is book one in this Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) funded series. It is designed to assist construction and literacy trainers address the language and literacy issues which confront many Indigenous people undertaking training in the construction sector. It provides background information on the topics of:
- language
- mathematics
- learning a new language
- training delivery
- learning at work, including introductions to theories on:
- second language acquisition
- constructivism
- learning strategies
- coaching
- mentoring
- extensive list of references
It also includes a guide to finding and addressing workplace literacy and numeracy needs using the National Reporting System (NRS). This book is part of a suite of publications
Editorial details
Author: Oldfield, Janine; Hittmann, Alison
Imprint: Batchelor, NT: Batchelor Press, 2002. 180 p.
Availability
Cost
Purchase price:
- One book $25
- Set of books 1-4 $90
Building literacy and numeracy for remote-area Aboriginal communities: Book Two
This is book two in this Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) funded series. It provides sample lessons and activities at levels one, two and three of the National Reporting System (NRS). Resource lists for both numeracy and literacy materials are included as are general principles for delivering lessons. The sample lessons use games, puzzles, and case studies with real-life situations. It includes:
Literacy topics
- matching tasks with occupational health and safety as a theme or identifying construction tools
- close exercises on house design
Numeracy topics
- metrics and meausrement
- adapting traditional stories to calculate time
- using costs of goods to work out addition and subtraction
Editorial details
Author: Oldfield, Janine; Hittmann, Alison
Imprint: Batchelor, NT: Batchelor Press, 2002. 243 p.
Availability
Cost
Purchase price:
- One book $25
- Set of books 1-4 $90
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Building literacy and numeracy for remote-area Aboriginal communities: Book Three
This is book three in this Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) funded series. It deals with building literacy and numeracy in remote-area communities, provides sample lessons and activities at various levels of the National Reporting System (NRS). The topics covered include:
- requests and instructions
- making suggestions and giving advice
- reading a procedural text
- meetings
- giving opinions
Numeracy activities include:
- fractions
- percentages
- decimal points
- area
- volume
Each lesson plan includes step by step instructions for the presenter, activity sheets, and language focus sections which highlight points of grammar. This book is part of a suite of publications
Editorial details
Author: Oldfield, Janine; Hittmann, Alison
Imprint: Batchelor, NT: Batchelor Press, 2002. 243 p.
Availability
Cost
Purchase price:
- One book $25
- Set of books 1-4 $90
Building literacy and numeracy for remote-area Aboriginal communities: Book Four
This is book four in this Workplace English Language and Literacy (WELL) funded series. It deals with building literacy and numeracy in remote-area communities. It provides:
- sample lessons and activities
- resource lists for both numeracy and literacy materials
- a set of general principles for delivering lessons
The sample lessons use games, puzzles, and case studies while the numeracy lessons use real-life contexts such as working out ratios when cooking or building, measuring people's height or finding out circle circumference. Literacy topics include, reading effectively, understanding quotes and writing a report. This book is part of a suite of publications.
Editorial details
Author: Oldfield, Janine; Hittmann, Alison
Imprint: Batchelor, NT: Batchelor Press, 2002. 161 p.
Availability
Cost
Purchase price:
- One book $25
- Set of books 1-4 $90
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