Maths the Irish way
Helping non-English speaking parents to help children with math homework.
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"It was absolutely amazing, I learnt so much, if it was on again, I would go. The teacher explained everything so well and allowed questions all the time, it has really helped me with my daughter's homework."- Learner
This project helped non-native English speakers develop the skills needed to help primary school children complete their math homework.
People from other countries have difficulty helping with homework as they are not familiar with maths taught through English. Adding, subtracting, division, and multiplication problems are taught differently in various countries. Learning English terms and phrases used in solving maths problems proved extremely beneficial.
The project took place during the Autumn term 2024 in the parent's room of Castaheany National School. Six learners completed the course and went on to attend financial literacy courses in 2025.
The project was innovative in that the language of maths is rarely focused on from the perspective of non-native English-speakers.
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“I found the financial planning excellent myself. The facilitator was friendly and open to questions from the group too. Overall, I am really happy with the opportunity we were given.”- Facilitator
This project was a collaboration between Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board and Castaheany Educate together National School.
For more information about the project, please contact Helena Browner Regional Literacy Coordinator in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire ETB, at helenabrowner@ddletbaes.ie
The Adult Literacy for Life Collaboration and Innovation Fund
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund supports projects for adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs and projects that support organisations to be literacy friendly. The closing date for 2024 applications has now passed but keep an eye out for information on our 2025 fund which will be launched in December.
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