Numeracy

This section of the website is dedicated to numeracy aspects of the Ministry of Education's Literacy and Numeracy Strategy.

Effective numeracy practice

Read a summary of the characteristics demonstrated by effective teachers of numeracy, and see how numeracy fits in the context of the New Zealand mathematics curriculum statement.

Professional advice and support

Access details of numeracy advisers and professional support material.

Numeracy projects

This section backgrounds the philosophy behind the Ministry of Education's Numeracy Development Projects. It includes summaries of the numeracy projects that are currently available to help teachers develop effective numeracy practice, and brief outlines of the exploratory studies and pilot projects that lead to these numeracy projects.

Teaching and learning materials

Access some of the teaching and learning materials that are available for teachers to use in their numeracy programmes.

For assessment details, and case studies, go to the Literacy and Numeracy section.