By the end of this module, the learner will be able to:

Competences 

a) Show an understanding of the common learning difficulties and the related impact which may hinder children from attaining literacy skills;
b) Identify students’ literacy strengths, difficulties and needs;
c) Critically evaluate appropriate strategies and approaches to teach students effectively and address their literacy strengths, difficulties and needs;
d) Empower parents/guardians to be active participants in their child’s learning;
e) Implement a range of strategies to involve parents/guardians actively in a session and carry out follow-up literacy activities at home.

Knowledge

a) Outline the principles of effective instruction during intervention programmes which are required to be fast-paced, including scaffolded learning, over-learning and motivation;
b) Examine and identify the most appropriate strategies to deal with the difficulties and strengths of each student;
c) Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the challenges of working with parents/guardians and ways to overcome these difficulties and involve them actively in family literacy intervention sessions;
d) Demonstrate the ability to utilise systemic skills to enable participants to engage parents/caregivers;
e) Describe the format and development of a family literacy intervention session.

Skills

a) Analyse assessment outcomes and develop a long-term plan which includes phonological awareness, word work, reading and spelling, writing, reading and comprehension and memory skills;
b) Plan and develop short and long-term plans depending on the student’s needs, progress and response;
c) Prepare a lesson which is focused and systematically covers the student’s literacy strengths, difficulties and needs with the inclusion of parents/caregivers;
d) Co-construct literacy activities with the involvement of parents/caregivers.