1. Why integrate literacy and numeracy?
Presentation by Lidia Interlandi –Kangan Institute
and
Chris Tully - Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Thursday November 14th 2013
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Makes sense to the students
Holistic approach to teaching
Reinforces concepts
Cuts down on the number of assessments
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3. How to integrate numeracy and literacy?
(Keep in mind that students are usually grouped by literacy levels not numeracy)
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4. Bring together literacy and numeracy through …
a theme
an excursion
a project
a text
student interest / need
current news events
etc.
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5. Two main ways to teach integrated tasks
1. Separate numeracy and literacy classes or teachers
Example:
Integrate using a: theme “My Community”
Literacy Unit: Engage for LP, PP and Com
Numeracy unit: Recognise, give and follow simple and familiar oral directions
Level: Initial
2. Numeracy and literacy covered in the one class by one teacher
Example:
Integrate using an: area of need
“Compare a Developed Country to an Developing Country”
Literacy Unit: Implement and review a project
Numeracy Unit: Investigate numerical and statistical information in a range of contexts
Level: Certificate II
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