This shareware review from CONNECT describes Big Math Attack. Big Math Attack is a program to provide learners practice in math, spelling, typing and metric conversion.
This website review from CONNECT features The Education Network (actden), by ACT360. This website provides learners of all levels with practice in writing, math, and reading news stories.
The goal of this series is to provide important information on three topics of high priority to the literacy community and to highlight new, innovative, and successful practice relevant to LBS-funded agencies across Ontario.
This bibliography was prepared in support of The Centre for Literacy's 2002 Summer Institute: Math for Learning, Math for Life. The listings are for research and resources that relate to adult numeracy teaching and learning. The sections of the bibliography are: Annotated References with Keywords, Readings Recommended by Participants, Annotated Web sites, and keyword index.
Background Materials for Adult Learners in Mathematics
These materials were developed as part of a 4-day conference sponsored by Human Resources Development Canada for adult literacy facilitators working with adult learners of mathematics. The materials provide background to make concepts and procedures involved in learning about fractions, decimals, whole numbers, algebra and percent more meaningful for learners.
A Report to the Adult Basic Education Unit, Toronto Board of Education
This paper looks at the nature of the adult learner who needs and seeks instruction in mathematics. Secondly, it examines the nature of mathematics learning and its role in interpreting the real world. Finally, the author explores what implications these two areas of study have for instruction of adults in mathematics.
For Adults Who Like a Challenge Solving Word Problems
Word problems can be particularly difficult for some adults for a number of reasons, including language barriers, problems with basic arithmetic concepts and operations, and prevailing views that word problems are 'hard'.
