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Kia ora / Talofa lava / Greetings

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Kia ora / Talofa lava / Greetings Ko Claire Northcroft ahau.   Nō Ngāti Tūwharetoa .   I am a co-manager at a branch (Poupou) of Literacy Aotearoa based in Taupō.   I have been working in the field of adult literacy and numeracy for 8+ years now.   My entry into this role was more a case of being in the right place at the right time, mixed with a good dose of a genuine wish to support learners with their learning.   However, not having come from a teaching background, it has meant that I have had to do an awful lot of learning to gain a thorough understanding of the sector, and about adult literacy and numeracy teaching and learning.   I enjoy working with learners, but the demands of my management role means that I rarely get to do much tutoring these days, apart from with the occasional, mostly one-to-one, learners. In my blog I intend to write about the advantages of using digital technologies for adult literacy and numeracy learn...