FFL10 - IfE

FFL10
Reading and Writing Skills

MQF Level: 7

ECTS Value: 4 ECTS

Duration: 8 Sessions

Contact Hours: 20

Self Study Hours: 48

Assessment Hours: 32

Overall Objectives and Outcomes

During this module, participants will become familiar with essential reading and writing skills both for emergent readers and writers and developing ones. Participants will acquire the skills and competencies required to effectively implement these strategies within a literacy intervention programme. Participants will gain insight into selecting evidence-based reading and writing strategies, along with scaffolded learning activities to improve reading and writing instruction. Blending theoretical knowledge based on orthographic units and phonological units, semantic units and syntax with practical application. They will learn about the Simple view of Reading theory and about Scarabough’s Reading Rope. Participants will have the necessary skills to plan, structure and deliver literacy intervention lessons to affect a positive change through learning.

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

Competences

select and utilize levelled books to meet the needs of learners;
identify phonic strategies to teach reading and spelling;
implement reading and writing intervention strategies with their group or classroom;
explain and apply the paired reading strategy with parents/caregivers;
research techniques to improve reading comprehension skills during literacy intervention lessons;
select practical strategies to improve students’ fluency and expression in reading;
choose strategies to effectively teach writing skills within a literacy intervention programme;
assess students strengths and reading and writing difficulties.

Knowledge

demonstrate an understanding of levelled books to support students’ reading progress in a literacy intervention programme;
group phonic skills and sight reading skills;
structure decoding and encoding skills in a sequential manner;
remember key words and use appropriately;
exhibit a comprehensive understanding of the paired reading strategy and its implementation with parents/caregivers to support students’ reading development;
outline evidence-based reading comprehension strategies to improve students’ understanding of text;
apply practical reading strategies to improve students’ reading fluency and expression;
develop an understanding of the writing process at word, sentence and paragraph level;
identify strategies to improve students’ writing fluency;
Assess reading skills by using reading running records.

Skills

repeat and articulate English sounds correctly;
define and identify phonic sounds, rules and irregular word spelling.
Break down words and differentiate between base words, compond words, morphological structures and syllables.
apply knowledge of levelled books to effectively reading materials that cater to the needs of learners within a literacy intervention programme;
categorise a variety of evidence-based reading and writing intervention strategies demonstrating proficiency in addressing stdents’ individual literacy needs and implementing these appropriately to ensure effective learning is taking place;
collaborate with parents/caregivers to effectively explain and implement the paired reading strategy, enhancing st’dents’ reading skills at home;
conduct research to identify and employ techniques aimed at improving stdents’ reading comprehension skills during literacy intervention lessons;
integrate evidence-based practices into instructional planning and delivery;
select and apply practical reading strategies to enhance students’ fluency and expression;
Assess students reading skills by using reading running records;
choose and employ effective strategies to teach writing skills within a literacy intervention programme, demonstrating the ability to scaffold instruction and support students in developing writing fluency across various levels of text complexity;
Determine and scaling reading genres and the manner they should be taught
Catagorise the writing process and breaking down the skills to enhance metacognition.

Assessment Methods

This module will be assessed through: Lesson Plan, Hand-outs or Resources and a Critical Reflection.