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Working in Adult Literacy

For teachers of adult literacy, numeracy, adult basic education, GED prep and adult ESOL; about teaching and adult learning.

I recently discovered this great blog about teaching literacy and numeracy to adult learners. Kate Nonesuch is an adult-education teacher with over twenty-five years experience.  In her blog she provides a wealth of material including hints and tips on classroom strategies and methods.  She also talks about educational theory, providing a contextual background to her approaches.

Her goal is "to share everything I know about teaching before I retire"
(Thanks Kate! Your knowledge and experience will help me no end.)

(Photo: www.katenonesuch.com)

Kate blogs about many aspects of adult education: subject-specific lessons; how adults learn; effective learning tools; how to engage with adults learners and so much more.  She also takes inspiration from other blogs, such as www.learningisthereward.com and Adult Literacy Research Institute.

She adds to her blog by including video from TED Talks, pictures and infographics (I love infographics!)

Kate makes it clear from the home page what her blog is about.  She has also included additional tabs which links to more specific information about her experience as a teacher.  As for the overall look of the blog, it is clean and easy to read, but I would prefer a different colour for the title. There is an index and a search box so you can look for specific topics on her blog, but it labels or tags and categories would be better for browsing.  Kate's index is also far down on the page, making it hard to find.   However, the contect of the blog is not only useful for teachers and education providers, it is fun, sometimes touching, and always informative. 

As a specialist support lecturer, I deal with adult learners with special educational needs on a daily basis.  By borrowing from Kate's experience in this area this blog will provide me with a better understanding of the way adults learn.  In addition to my current role, I am also interested in teaching literacy and numeracy.  Again, the wealth of material Kate has to offer will no doubt assist me in my teaching journey.

http://katenonesuch.com/