Instructional Strategies

• Address attitudes to learning and using math.
• Find out what the learner already knows.
• Use visual and hands-on activities to develop understanding.
• Encourage estimation skills.
• Computation is a tool for problem-solving – not an end in itself.
• Help a learner understand there are many different strategies to solve a math problem.
• Develop calculator skills and the ability to use computer technology.
• Provide opportunities for group work or to discuss work with others.
• Link numeracy and literacy together by discussing math issues.
• Do problem-solving in relevant real-life contexts to transfer learning.
• Help the learner interpret numbers and graphs in documents.
• Use a broad range of methods.

Based on Developing adult numeracy: Practitioner training course. (n.d.). Ontario: Literacy and Basic Skills Program of Ontario. www.lbspractitionertraining.com/html/developing_adult_numeracy.html.

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