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Math Teaching Resources for Literacy and Basic Skills Programs-Online Community of Practice Webinar Series, January 24, 2019-ResourceURL or Publisher/WriterPractitioner CommentsAdding to my Skills READ Literacy NetworkWaterloo-Wellington2011Sandy CoghlinUsed in Retail, Computer and Math training regardless of level of learner. A great resource.Basic Math for Job and Personal UseMerie WoodLevel one or two learnersPractical, hands on, lots of practice.Basic Skills with MathAll goal paths, OALCF levels 1 and 2Breakthrough to Math**Laubach Literacy Bookstore learners and goal paths. All goal paths and primarily for level 1 learners across the series.Literacy learners struggling with mathThese are excellent step-by-step instructional booklets to solve math problems. The level 3 booklets seem to go through things too quickly, so I rely on them more as a supplemental resource.Skills based, each level (4) has 6 books + a workbook and teacher’s guide. Placements at beginning of each book ensure learner will work on only what is needed.Very clear instructions for each step in figuring out a new math problem/skill.Calculators at Work in SalesJ Weston Walch, 1995Susan BrendelEmploymentPractical, step by stepEssential MathematicsKendall Hunt Pub Co2010Rudolf A. ZimmerStudent oriented teaching or self-study.Secondary School Credit or Postsecondary goal pathGreat for learners who will be entering secondary school credit at a higher levelBarron’s EZ Business MathBarrons Educational Series, 2009Level 3 Postsecondary and EmploymentFearon’s Practical Mathematics for ConsumersPearson, 1998Money streamText book, workbooks, teacher’s guide. A couple of decades old, so prices a bit low, but the workbooks have lots of practical money questions that strengthen problem-solving skills.Hands on Math Projects with Real Life ApplicationsJossey-Bass, 2006Judith A. Muschla Level 2 and Level 3 – All goal pathsJump Math**Good for groups or learners working on similar skills. A system of teaching foundational numeracy skills. Collated with Ontario curriculum. JUMP math provides lots of practitioner PD in order to use the resource to its fullest potential.Although these books are designed for children, many of the exercises are useful for adults. They are great for connecting visual representations o numbers with base-ten blocks, written math and spoken language. They also encourage connections between visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning. Kitchen Math (Part of the Everyday Math series)nwt.literacy.caNWT Literacy Council2009Employment goal pathExcellent task-based activities that vary in difficulty level within each assignment.Great for Independence math learners – also for lower level learners considering a culinary training program.You can download a PDF of the workbook from the website. Make Math WorkEmployment and Secondary School Credit goal path, OALCF levels 1 and 2Math-Aids worksheetsAddison-Wesley Mathematics of Personal FinancePearson Education Canada, 2002Mary DoucetteLevel 3 IndependenceMath for the Building TradesATP PublicationsLevel 3 ApprenticeshipMath for the Real WorldKnowledge AdventureCD-ROM, 2009All goal paths, all levelsMath MattersPearson Canada, 2006Suzanne H ChapinArthur V. JohnsonFor all learners and levelsOld, but very goodMath Sense (old series)New Readers Press2014All goal paths, all levelsBreaks down concepts into small incremental steps. Incorporates periodic review. Attractive layout. This series is no longer in print and has been replaced by a new edition which is greatly inferior. Math Skills for the Workforce (series)Steck-Vaughan, 1997Karen LassiterMath learners in any streamAll goal paths and across the series of books it would serve all levelsClearly laid out workbooks, with new concept in box on each page. Includes books on Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals and Percent, Measurement/ Geometry/Algebra. I find the Whole Numbers and Fractions books most useful. Measurement is mostly in Imperial measures.Very clear step by step instructions of how to learn a new skill.Meaningful MathPCI Educational PublishingKristina M. Swann 2005Independence goals, money and document use learnersFull of real-world applications and word problems in different levels.Money Math(Part of the Everyday Math series)nwt.literacy.caNWT Literacy Council2009Level 1, 2 learners in all goal pathsEmployment Goal PathExcellent task based activities that vary in difficulty level within each assignment. You can download a PDF of the workbook from the website. Number Power – A real world approach to math (series)McGraw Hill Education2000All levels of learners. This is used daily at this site. It is great for skill building.Number SenseLower level learners. This is used when learners are struggling to grasp math concepts.Numeracy in Action**Community Literacy of Ontario, 2015 levels of learnersMath learners in all goal pathsNumeracy at Work goal pathPass the Canadian GED Mathematics TestGED for Employment, Postsecondary or ApprenticeshipWide variety of type of questions with samples and explanations.Pre-GED Skill Workbooks Mathematics 1 and 2Good for all learners who just need a quick review of basics. Nicely laid out with explanations on one page and practice on the next.Prism Math series (Canadian Edition)McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2005Math learners, especially at lower levels.Eight coloured levels from Very basic math concepts to pre-Algebra, geometry and probability. Skills for Everyday MathAll goal paths, all levelsSkills WorkshopPrintable employment worksheetsSmart Solutions – Whole numbers and Money New Readers Press, 1995Jan PhilipsFor all learnersEmploymentSkill preview, Practical, very well laid out, lots of exercises - Great resourceThe Humongous Book of Basic Math & Pre-AlgebraAlpha, 2011W. Michael KelleyLevel 2 emerging Level 3Good step by step instructionsThe Myth of Ability: Nurturing Mathematical Talent in Every ChildWalker Books, 2004John MightonGuide to how every person can use math. Step by Step teaching method that can be applied to all areas of math.The Workwrite series**ptpcompassLevel 1, 2 and 3Employment pathwayThe series offers a wide variety of real-life documents with task based questions and activities.Practical real-life exercises incorporate calculations with reading and filling in documents that might be encountered in the workplace.Critical thinking, and careful checking is required in exercises at every level. ................
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