Foundation Learning Literature Review
The Learning for Living project commissioned this literature review of research into effective teaching practices in literacy, numeracy and language teaching. A copy of the full report or a summary can be downloaded below.
Auckland Uniservices conducted a literature review on behalf of the Ministry of all original research studies into effective adult literacy teaching practices. The researchers looked especially at specific aspects of teaching practice and programme operations that were reliably linked to clear changes in learners' literacy skills. The review provides a critical evaluation of the available research evidence about effective practices in literacy, numeracy and language teaching and identified some key factors for effective teaching.
The full report can be downloaded below in Word format. A summary of the report is also available - Lighting the Way - in Acrobat format.