‘The foundation of literacy and numeracy is being able to talk,’ said Mrs Gross. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 51th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 48th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
Following that, you will need a level 3 (‘A’ level equivalent) in numeracy & literacy. and go on to achieve a level 4 teaching qualification. From Wordnik.com. [How To Get Into Teaching Literacy And Numeracy.? « Teaching Literacy « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
Gaining a level 2 qualification in numeracy or literacy GREATLY improves a persons employment and promotion prospects; i have seen this first hand. From Wordnik.com. [Skills For Life And The National Agenda? « Literacy Skills « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
By the early 1800s a new invention called numeracy. From Wordnik.com. [OUPblog] Reference
Not as much information has been placed on health numeracy, which is the ability to work with basic numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Blisstree] Reference
The focus on literacy and numeracy is correct. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 65th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
One of the numeracy tests related directly to HIV infection risk. From Wordnik.com. [Wray Herbert: The Link Between Education and Living Longer] Reference
The literacy and numeracy levels of our learners remain a concern. From Wordnik.com. [Speech by Advocate Andre Gaum during the budget vote debate] Reference
I look forward to a White House equipped with this sort of numeracy. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Supporter Joe Andrew: He Will Win Both Indiana And North Carolina] Reference
I see Ms Dixon us the Labour Party theory of numeracy (aka 'Gordo stats'). From Wordnik.com. [Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege] Reference
The answer lies in the psychology of numeracy — how we understand numbers. From Wordnik.com. [Clive Thompson Explains Why We Can Count on Geeks to Rescue the Earth] Reference
Business leaders there are in despair at the decline in literacy and numeracy. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
While working, I despaired of the levels of literacy and numeracy of job applicants. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
But numeracy yields to really good instruction maybe just as much if not more than reading . From Wordnik.com. [Why U.S. Teachers Aren't Making The Grade] Reference
This will of course make all the difference to the children's levels of literacy and numeracy. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
National literacy and numeracy levels determine the success of any skills development programme. From Wordnik.com. [Address by ANC Secretary General Gwede Mantashe at the launch of the ANC Education and Health Campaign] Reference
The QIDS-UP programme aimed at achieving high levels of literacy and numeracy in the lowest grades. From Wordnik.com. [Speech by Joan Fubbs on Treasury Budget Vote] Reference
Knowledge@Wharton: Apart from literacy, do you feel that numeracy and skills like music are important?. From Wordnik.com. [Why U.S. Teachers Aren't Making The Grade] Reference
In addition literacy and numeracy programs for out of school young people and adults are being developed. From Wordnik.com. [Education for All] Reference
And health numeracy is even more concerning -- do you really know the difference between 0.1 and 1 percent?. From Wordnik.com. [John Whyte, M.D., MPH: Can Pictures Help You Make Better Health Decisions?] Reference
It will see 80,000 tutors engaged to enable 4, 7 million adults to achieve basic literacy and numeracy by 2012. From Wordnik.com. [Address by ANC President Jacob Zuma to the 23rd National Congress of the ANC Youth League] Reference
Basic education includes primary education, lower secondary education and adult literacy and numeracy programs. From Wordnik.com. [Education for All] Reference
Without the basics of literacy and numeracy, further educational achievent is severely compromised for any individual. From Wordnik.com. [Speech by Advocate Andre Gaum during the budget vote debate] Reference
However, the pass rate for a qualification in basic literacy and numeracy taken by 15 - and 16-year-olds continued to fall. From Wordnik.com. [Scottish higher exam passes set new record] Reference
Millions of our people continue to survive in conditions of illiteracy, non-numeracy, poor education, ignorance and poor skills. From Wordnik.com. [Women Marching into the African Century] Reference
Part of serving our people is to start literacy and numeracy classes for those of us who were excluded by apartheid from education. From Wordnik.com. [SPEECH BY DUMISANI MAKHAYE, ANC NEC MEMBER, AT THE MEMORIAL SERVICE OF COMRADE SIPHIWE ZUMA, THE LATE PRESIDENT OF SASCO] Reference
But beyond basic literacy, numeracy, and civics standards, I'm with the Dutch -- let interested folks start schools and pay for it. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Vander Ark: School Choice for Equity] Reference
We'd focus on literacy and numeracy, adaptive assessment, engaging learning experiences, and new ways to make real world connections. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Vander Ark: Innovation Fund Will Not Promote Innovation] Reference
On literacy and numeracy, Grade 3 literacy and numeracy baseline assessment have been conducted in 14 districts covering 3 500 schools. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Today] Reference
This labour has very limited literacy, numeracy and technical skills, and the acquisition of new skills cannot happen in the short term. From Wordnik.com. [CONTENTS:] Reference
The section on openness in the report also stresses the importance of numeracy, the scientific approach to problem-solving and technology. From Wordnik.com. [DEPUTY PRESIDENT ZUMA AT EDUCATION CONFERENCE] Reference
Universal Education - as opposed to literacy and numeracy - requires every teacher to be gifted AND capable of communicating with every child. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I hazard a guess that schools offering literacy and numeracy will do better than those offering identity studies and the morality of recycling. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
I think in this environment, with No Child Left Behind, there is a hyperemphasis on numeracy and literacy at the expense of other aspects of learning. From Wordnik.com. [An Argument for Preschool] Reference
Information technology classes would be given as much prominence as literacy and numeracy, and foreign languages would be taught in tandem with English. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
In some cases the selection criteria included specific skills required by the apprentice masters, such as basic literacy and numeracy for the sign painting apprenticeships. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Those with poor numeracy skills will look at the absolute number of infected villagers (four is greater than three) rather than the percentage -- the real indicator of risk. From Wordnik.com. [Wray Herbert: The Link Between Education and Living Longer] Reference
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