What is numeracy?

Numeracy is a mastery of the basic symbols and processes of arithmetic:

• Numbers
• Addition
• Subtraction
• Simple multiplication
• Simple division
• Simple weights and measures
• Money counting
• Telling time

• Concept module: numeracy
• In overview module: Glossary (Literacy): N
• In modular book: Glossary of literacy terms
• In document collection: Reference materials
• In bookshelf: Literacy

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 4.0, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

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