The Learning Centre — Whānau Family Support
Literacy & Numeracy Service
What is Literacy?
Literacy is defined as listening, speaking, reading, writing and critical thinking interwoven with the knowledge of social and cultural practices.
What is Numeracy?
Numeracy involves all types of measurement, distance, time, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and currency in numeric, alpha or symbol forms.
What is Technology?
The Learning Centre can help you with your hardware:
- computer
- cellphone
- iPod
- voice recorder
- facsimile (fax)
- microwave
and your software:
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Publisher)
- YouTube
- Geni — your own family tree.
We can help you
If you are an adult, and having difficulty with reading, writing, spelling or maths — the Learning Centre can help you with:
- Computer literacy
- Communication literacy
- Family literacy
- Cultural literacy
- One-to-one literacy
- Numeracy
We work with students individually, then when (or if) you are ready to know more we can work in small groups.