Free reading & writing lessons for isolated/rural adults and teenagers
The Trust needs volunteers in many different areas. Right now they especially need someone ‘with the gift of the gab,’ says Wendy. ‘We need someone who can ring places like courier companies to see if they will sponsor us by sending some of our computers around the country for free, or a printer to see […]
Read More »Recent research found that the smartphone aided English language learning in an unexpected way. Although a useful reference aid – being a portable dictionary and giving access to google searches, most English language learning was almost incidental, being as a result of using apps or social networking. A few years ago we were told that […]
Read More »Use it or lose it! It is not rocket science that this applies to learning. A recent article (Auckland Herald May 6) quotes Dr Karen Vaughan, senior researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, speaking at ‘the Industry Training Federation’s annual Vocational Education and Training Forum held in Wellington, April 22-23, where she […]
Read More »It seems to me that the whole world’s gone a bit mad when it comes to measuring things. We measure inputs and outputs almost to the nano level, and in doing so we make a simple task into a complex task with a mountain of paperwork. Why? Sometimes it’s an OSH requirement, sometimes an industry […]
Read More »What do the government’s newly introduced literacy standards/progressions for primary schools have to do with workforce literacy? According to the last international survey, the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (2006), it’s a fact our education system leaves 14% of the population with such low literacy skills that they are unable to handle day-to-day literacy […]
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