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Essential Skills
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Overall this is an area which can be very confusing when
you are trying to provide an overview, and it has been so for a
considerable number of years. What is involved is quite simple, and it
is trying to help all members of the community develop and gain enough
of the general capabilities and skills which are seen as 'essential'
for us to function as an effective human beings. The problems tend to
be around what these skills are, and what they are called. We have Key skills, Essential Skills, Basic Skills, Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) skills to name but a few.
BBC Key Skills is a good little site aimed at young people, with video content, tutor resources and more. Well worth a look and at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/keyskills/
The National Literacy Trust is an excellent source of resources, comment and analysis which covers more than just literacy:
The trust web site home page is at: http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/
National research and development centre for adult literacy and numeracy describes itself as follows - 'The National Research and Development Centre (NRDC) is a consortium of partners, led by the Institute of Education. It was established by the DfES as part of the Skills for Life Strategy (the national strategy for improving adult literacy and numeracy skills). NRDC is dedicated to conducting research and development projects into adult literacy, numeracy, ESOL and ICT. http://www.nrdc.org.uk/
Professor Freedman's Maths Help - A
clever and well constructed site which has won awards in various
countries, and has tutorials written by students amongst other things.
I tried a maths test, and got some wrong (which could have been me or
the test !!). The site introduces itself like this - 'This site
provides information about basic maths, algebra, study skills, math
anxiety and learning styles and specifically addresses the needs of the
community college adult learner. A student who is frustrated by college
maths can be helped by identifying his individual learning style and
recognizing the instructor's teaching style. This site provides links
for students and teachers to information about learning styles, study
skills tips, and ways to reduce math anxiety. This site gives the
student access to tutorials, algebra assignments, math videos, and a
forum for discussing with the professor a variety of math topics.' http://www.mathpower.com/
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