Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun skill with numbers and mathematics; -- the skill with numbers analogous to
literacy , the skill of reading.
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- noun The quality of being
numerate ;numerical skill
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- noun skill with numbers and mathematics
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Examples
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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Nevertheless, the fact that they ARE having to teach literacy and numeracy is a remarkable indictment of schools.
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‘The foundation of literacy and numeracy is being able to talk,’ said Mrs Gross.
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‘The foundation of literacy and numeracy is being able to talk,’ said Mrs Gross.
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Gaining a level 2 qualification in numeracy or literacy GREATLY improves a persons employment and promotion prospects; i have seen this first hand.
Skills For Life And The National Agenda? « Literacy Skills « Literacy Help « Literacy News 2009
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Following that, you will need a level 3 (‘A’ level equivalent) in numeracy & literacy. and go on to achieve a level 4 teaching qualification.
How To Get Into Teaching Literacy And Numeracy.? « Teaching Literacy « Literacy Help « Literacy News 2009
robroot commented on the word numeracy
Numeracy and literacy are not antonyms!! Numeracy might be a specific form of literacy, as in the ability to read and write quantitative information. Alternatively, numeracy might be a complementary skill to literacy: reading, thinking, and writing with words is complemented by the ability to read, think, and write with numbers. One could argue that literacy is primary and numeracy is secondary, but the idea that these two abilities are opposed is nonsense. The book Mathematics & Democracy: The Case for Quantitative Literacy offers an extensive discussion of the definition of numeracy, and quantitative literacy, which the book treats as a synonym. Consider this gem, for instance: "As it turns out, it is not calculus but numeracy that is the key to understanding our data-drenched society."
October 4, 2015