Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy
The Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy provide a framework for tertiary educators to assess their adult learners' literacy and numeracy learning needs, and then plan the next steps in their learning.
Getting Started
Starting Points | Supporting the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy gives tertiary educators a framework to work with learners who are operating below the steps described in the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy. It describes the prerequisite skills and understandings needed to decode and write basic words.
The Starting Points Assessment Guide provides suggestions for assessing adults who are operating at this level. To learn more about working with learners whose reading skills are at entry level, check out our professional learning 'Reading' modules.
Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy
Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy is an introductory guide that outlines the Progressions.
The Literacy Progressions have four strands, which are described in three 'Using the Learning Progressions' guides. These cover how to use the resource, assessment, and a range of guided teaching and learning activities.
The Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy resource collection includes many additional supporting resources, including learner profiles, audio files, printable strand charts, and a glossary of literacy terms.
Learning Progressions for Adult Numeracy
Learning Progressions for Adult Numeracy is an introductory guide that outlines the Numeracy Learning Progressions.
The Numeracy Progressions have three strands, which are described in 'Using the Learning Progressions' guides. These cover how to use the resource, assessment, and a range of guided teaching and learning activities.
The Learning Progressions for Adult Numeracy resource collection includes many additional supporting resources, including learner profiles, printable strand charts, and a glossary of numeracy terms.
Related Content
Guidelines
Learning Progressions for Adult Numeracy
Introductory guide outlining the Numeracy Learning Progressions for tertiary educators. A must-read and useful starting point for anyone interested in knowing more about the Learning Progressions and how to embed numeracy into their teaching practice.
'Collections' reader series for adult literacy
'Collections' includes books, audio, and educator support resources tailored to adult learners, in New Zealand contexts.
Resource Collection
Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy
This resource collection includes the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy framework documents and supporting resources for educators to use with adult literacy learners.