Eric.ed.gov – Focus on Basics: Connecting Research & Practice. Volume 9, Issue A

“Focus on Basics” is a publication of the US Division of World Education, Inc. It presents best practices, current research on adult learning and literacy, and how research is used by adult basic education teachers, counselors, program administrators, and policymakers. “Focus on Basics” is dedicated to connecting research with practice, to connecting teachers with research and researchers with the reality of the classroom, and by doing so, making adult basic education research more relevant to the field. The theme of this issue of “Focus on Basics” is “Numeracy.” Articles in this issue include: (1) Using Part-Whole Thinking in Math (Dorothea Steinke); (2) Numeracy Matters (Myrna Manly); (3) Designing Instruction with the Components of Numeracy in Mind (Lynda Ginsburg); (4) Changing Practice, Expanding Minds (Kate Nonesuch); (5) A Conversation with FOB: Is Math Universal?; (6) Numeracy at the Downtown Learning Center (Avril DeJesus); (7) The Importance of Algebra for Everyone (Tricia Donovan); (8) TIAN: A Professional Learning Model for ABE Math Teachers (Beth Bingman and Mary Jane Schmitt); (9) Arizona’s Professional Learning Journey Through the Teachers Investigating Adult Numeracy Project (Beverly Wilson and D. Roberto Morales); and (10) New from World Education. Individual articles contain figures, references, and tables.