Resources by other organisations
Reading and Writing Hotline
The Reading Writing Hotline has a number of resources on its website for adult learners, tutors, teachers and the workplace. It also includes a free adult literacy tutor training program for libraries and community organisations.
https://www.readingwritinghotline.edu.au/Digital Skills Good Practice Guide
Dr Deniese Cox is one of Australia’s leading authorities on effective online teaching strategies. Every strategy presented by Deniese in her webinars and workshops has been extensively trialled, refined, and proven to work by diverse educators and learners in a variety of vocational and workplace training contexts. The Good Practice Guide developed from her award-winning research on adult learner digital skill barriers has been downloaded more than 4,000 times.
Digital Skills Good Practice Guide.pdf
BBC Skillswise
Yes, it’s THE BBC, the national British radio and television network with ‘English and maths for adults’
- English – Practical literacy skills for adults
- Reading – Read and understand text
- Writing – Improve your writing skills
- Spelling – Tips on spelling
- Word grammar – Know your nouns from your verbs
- Sentence grammar – Write well-formed sentences
- Speaking and listening – Verbal communication skills
- Maths – Practical, common-sense maths for adults.
- Numbers – Use number lines, decimals and negative numbers
- Calculation – Add, subtract, multiply and divide
- Percent and fractions – Work out parts of amounts
- Measuring – Use the best tools and units of measurement for the job
- Shapes – Work with area, scale drawings and 3-D shapes.
- Graphs – Use graphs and tables to communicate information