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Title: Understanding literacy and numeracy
Author/Creator: Robinson, Greg; Dally, Kerry
Institution: The University of Newcastle. Faculty of Education & Arts, School of Education
Description: This chapter aims to develop an awareness of the negative effects of literacy problems on confidence, motivation and self-esteem. It also aims to provide an understanding of literacy as an interactive process and outline underlying learning disabilities that may hinder literacy development. The basic word attack and comprehension skills and their influence on reading development are outlined. It aims to develop an understanding of the nature of spelling and likely spelling problems and to provide an outline of basic numeracy skills and methods to develop these skills.
Description: 2nd ed.
Relation: Inclusion in Action p. 246-301
Relation: http://www.cengage.com/aushed/instructor.do?disciplinenumber=1015&product_isbn=9780170132930
Date: 2008
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Keyword(s): literacy problems; learning disabilities; literacy development; comprehension skills; numeracy skills; spelling
Resource Type: book chapter
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/804750
Identifier: ISBN:9780170132930

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