Using laptop computers to develop basic skills : a handbook for practitioners

Basic Skills Agency. (Added Author). National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. (Added Author).

Summary: "This handbook is intended as a reference source for tutors who want to use laptop computers with adults in their local community to develop their literacy, numeracy and ESOL skills. It is also designed for practitioners to develop their own ICT skills..." (p. 2) While some of the details on funding and learner programmes are specific to Great Britain, the basic information on benefits of computers use, evaluating resources, creating your own resources and developing computer skills is useful. This will be of interest to practitioners and program planners who are interested in using computers for literacy instruction.

Record details

ISBN: 1898453462
Physical Description: 108 p. + 1 CD-ROM. cm.
Publisher: London, UK : National Research and Development Centre for Adult Literacy and Numeracy ; Basic Skills Agency , 2003.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Section 1: Findings from the Laptop Initiative Evaluation: Benefits to the learner -- Section 2: Delivering basic skills on laptops within the teaching and learning infrastructure -- Section 3: Resources for the delivery, teaching and learning of basic skills using ICT -- Appendices.