ERIC Number: ED385759
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: 42
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ISBN: ISBN-1-895282-05-5
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Numeracy Books for Adult Learners. An Annotated Bibliography.
Ciancone, Thomas
This annotated bibliography profiles 27 print publications about and for adults whose mathematics skills are below the eighth-grade level. Entries describing the following materials are presented: 5 handbooks/guides (including an introduction to numeracy teaching, adult numeracy training pack, and manual for teaching place value); 2 publications devoted to issues in numeracy (collections of articles on the philosophical and political aspects of numeracy instruction for adults and numeracy in Great Britain); 6 function-oriented learner/facilitator materials (including materials about family math, everyday math, and math for work and home); and 20 skill-based learner/facilitator materials (including workbooks, training packages, and series of materials about working with numbers, strengthening math skills, developing strategies for computation and problem solving, basic math skills, and mathematics in daily living). Each entry contains some or all of the following: title, author, format, description of content, suggested application(s), and ordering information. (MN)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Daily Living Skills, Foreign Countries, Instructional Materials, Literacy Education, Mathematics Skills, Number Concepts, Numeracy, Resource Materials, Skill Development, Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods
Continuing Education Department, Adult Basic Education Unit, 777 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, MG6 1L6, Canada.
Publication Type: Reference Materials - Bibliographies
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: National Literacy Secretariat, Ottawa (Ontario).
Authoring Institution: Toronto Board of Education (Ontario). Continuing Education Dept.
Identifiers - Location: Canada (Toronto); United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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