Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse and apply conceptual frameworks and theories underpinning literacy teaching
- Research literacy requirements of those participating in literacy provision
- Identify diversity of skills and backgrounds of those participating in literacy provision
- Identify range of learning goals of those participating in adult literacy provision
- Identify literacy embedded in everyday life, training and workplace tasks
- Review own literacy skills and knowledge in relation to the required skills and knowledge
- Select from a range of teaching approaches to develop participants' literacy skills and knowledge
- Evaluate teaching approaches that support the development of participants' literacy skills and knowledge in authentic and relevant contexts
- Evaluate suitability of strategies to teach awareness of how language works
- Determine applicability of teaching approaches to specific needs, levels of literacy, learning styles, and context of those participating in literacy provision
- Refer any issues arising from numeracy teaching role to appropriate person(s)
- Select from a range of learning resources to develop participants' literacy skills and knowledge
- Apply and evaluate strategies for teaching literacy skills and knowledge
- Devise activities that integrate literacy skills appropriate to specific needs, levels of literacy, learning styles, and context of those participating in literacy provision
- Devise and apply activities that integrate numeracy skills appropriate to specific needs and context of those participating in literacy provision
- Apply strategies to teach reading and writing skills at text, sentence and word levels
- Apply strategies to teach oral communication skills with a range of audiences
- Apply strategies to develop learning skills
- Use formal and informal monitoring to evaluate effectiveness of teaching strategies