Welcome!
Adult Literacy & Numeracy Services (ALNS) helps people develop their English literacy and numeracy (L&N) skills for study, work and/or general interest. We each picked up whatever we did from school and don’t all learn best in the same way.
Every student tends to need different help. We are all strong in particular things. Adults, of course, have other things to do in their lives. The job of an adult literacy & numeracy teacher is to help you find your skills gaps and fill them in a way that doesn’t stress you out. Working with you, we do this in a way that’s relevant, supportive, interesting and even fun!
Literacy and numeracy sessions can cover all sorts of things:
- Literacy can involve reading, writing, spelling, comprehension, speaking, pronouncing words, vocab development, preparing to study, doing assignments, filling out forms.
- Numeracy can include learning about numbers, calculating, measuring, the language we need to read, speak, write and calculate.
- Digital literacy – as in, working on computers, tablets, phones &/or other devices – can also be a skill you want to develop.
People develop their literacy & numeracy skills for all sorts of reasons. From day one, ALNS work with you to discover what you need help with and how you will learn it best.
ALNS helps small groups and individuals, face-to-face and/or remotely. It supports school or university students or leavers; working, stay-at-home or unemployed adults; business owners; and retirees. Learners can be native to English or have it as an extra language.
Dyslexia Doesn’t Mean You Cannot Learn
Fran mentors a lot of dyslexic students. Many come believing they can’t achieve their goals. Dyslexia presents in different ways but never means a person can’t learn. Lots of great achievers have dyslexia. They just need to find the way they learn and do things best.
Here’s a great video from the British Dyslexia Association.
Call, email or sms ALNS to explore your learning.
ALNS’ founder, Fran Davidson, has solid experience in teaching, learning and mentoring people. Her needs-based approach helps her help others in a relaxed, professional and personalised way.
Fran also helps organisations build employees’ L&N skills for work. Face-to-face and online mentoring is available. Location needn’t stop anyone from learning.
Adult Literacy & Numeracy Services also buddies with L&N teachers. It offers confidential, judgment-free help in brainstorming ideas and developing learning plans or resources. Read more about this service.
ALNS’ latest social media post:
We can all over-think when we start writing, literacy learners especially. They can benefit greatly from being reminded that writing, in one sense, “just” records what they’d speak. No one size fits all yet breaking through writing “blocks” can be helped by letting learners know it’s okay to listen to themselves and trust their judgment. In the very least, this ends in first draft which is where good writing begins.
There are lots of great courses, tutors and teachers who can help working adults fill skills gaps. For you, your organisation, a friend, a relative or a peer, get in contact.
Some useful resources…..
How Low L&N Skill Levels affect Workplace Outcomes
Transitioning Adult L&N Learners into Further Training and/or Work
To discuss any of the above, contact ALNS.
including indigenous & LGBTQI students, and people with special needs