| Literacy Link Day Presentations |
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| Strategies which may improve literacy |
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| Anticipation Exercise |
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Anticipation exercises can be used to harness the powerful "psychological power of prediction", anticipation exercises are a pre-reading comprehension strategy and an Assessment for Learning tool, as they assess prior knowledge, engage students in reading for meaning and test of the students learned anything new. Click here to download a blank template anticipation exercise.
| Bingo Templates |
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- Blank Bingo 9 Square Blank Grid
- Sample PowerPoint Grid
- Noughts and Crosses Game Template and Example
- Sample Definitions/Questions Set
| Snakes and Ladders |
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Snakes and Ladders may be played using any of the question sets that you make (see example).
Simply print the definitions and solutions onto card. If you don't like cutting up card, print the definitions and solutions onto labels and stick these onto small index cards.
The same question sets can be used for bingo, noughts and crosses as well as snakes and ladders. Three for the price of one.
You will need to print out the snakes and ladders board. Download the template, print and laminate it. Perhaps, print it in A3.
| Placemat Technique |
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This technique requires students to be divided into groups of four. Students gather around the Placemat Template which is organised with sections for each student to record their ideas and a central section for students to summarise their individual ideas. Firstly, students individually think about a question and write down their ideas/answers on their own section of the template. Then students share their ideas to discover common elements, which can be written in the centre of the placemat template. The purpose of the placemat technique is to provide all students with the opportunity to share their ideas and learn from each other in a co-operative small group discussion.
As a result, students may improve their oral literacy. They will extend their learning by listening to the ideas of others. Click for more information on the placemat technique, as well as step-by-step instructions for successful implementation.
| Other Literacy Resources |
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- Skimming
- Scanning
- SQ3R
- Reading For Meaning
- Bloom's Taxonomy Verbs (useful for creating a question cube)
- Blank Question Sheet for creating a question cube
- Blank Cube Shape Template
| Student Profiles |
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| Useful Posters |
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| Websites to Improve Literacy and Numeracy |
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| Puzzlemaker | Lots of different types of puzzles to make |
| Wordlearner | Crosswords, wordsearches, bingo, matching and more |
| Wordsearches | Make you own wordsearch |
| Pete's PowerPoint Station | Good maths images and ideas |
| IXL | Interactive revision site for maths - covers all topics |
| Skillwise | Educational website to improve literacy and numeracy in adults |
| Quizlet | Flashcards, Games and Tests |
| Studystack | Flashcards, Matching, Crosswords, Tests, Quizzes |
| Wordle | Create your own Word Cloud |
| Tagxedo | Create your own Word Shape |
| Question Cube | Create a question cube using Blooms Taxomony. First enter your name, then click on "Create your own cube" |
| Checklists |
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Checklists for Literacy & Numeracy
Oral Presentation Evaluation Form
| Further Reading |
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Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life
This the National Strategy to improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011 - 2020.
Click here for the summary of the strategy.
Click here to download the full strategy.
| Presentations from Numeracy Link Days |
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Numeracy Link Day 1
Numeracy Link Day 2
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Template: Numeracy Across the Curriculum, for Subject Department or focus group |
Focus group schedule for numeracy
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Click here to download |
| Whole School Approach to Numeracy |
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Developing a whole school approach to numeracy is key. If your school has nominated a numeracy link teacher, they will have received training on this. The following resources support the devlopment of a whole school approach to numeracy:
Presentations from Numeracy Link Days
Tips for Teachers, by Teachers
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| Common Approaches to Numeracy |
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The following exemplars may be useful for schools when adopting a common approach to various areas of numeracy. It is recommended that the common approach be agreed upon by the maths department first, before being implemented at whole-school level. It is envisaged that these approaches should be used across the curriculum to enhance consistency in the teaching and learning of numeracy across all subjects. The common approaches provided can also be printed out as A3 charts thus creating a numeracy rich environment.
Whole School Approach to Problem Solving
Whole School Questioning Initiative
| Mathematical Language |
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Research suggests that mathematical language plays a vital role in students' success of numeracy. Consistency of the language experienced by students is of paramount importance.
Dr Máire Ní Ríordáin's exemplar offers an approach to teaching mathematical vocabulary that can be adapted for other mathematical terms.
Dr. Máire Ní Ríordáin's Mathematical Register
This resource pack has been planned and developed to support the teaching and learning of numeracy and numerical literacy in JCSP schools and, in particular, the vocabulary, language and communication component of numerical literacy. Please note that this suite of “Keywords of Numeracy” is not exhaustive and teachers may add to and extend the suite as required.
The “Key Definitions in Numeracy” resource book has been planned and developed to support the teaching and learning of numeracy and numerical literacy in JCSP schools. Concise and student-friendly definitions of key concepts, processes and terminology of numeracy are provided in this resource book. An additional suite of key measurement formulae is also provided.
| Tips for Teachers by Teachers |
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This is a resource that has been compiled to highlight practical ideas and strategies with enhancing numeracy capacity in schools throughout the country. The ideas have been sourced from practicing teachers. Click here to download a PDF of the book.
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