Competences 

1. Demonstrate an understanding of  common learning difficulties and their r impact on children’s  attainment of literacy skills;
2. identify and assess students’ literacy strengths, difficulties and individual needs;
3. utilize reading running records to effectively determine students’ reading level to inform instructional decisions;
4. analyze assessment data to design and modify intervention lessons tailored to students’ specific literacy needs;
5. evaluate and apply appropriate strategies and approaches to teach students and effectively address their literacy challenges;
6. empower parents/guardians to be active participants in their child’s learning process and support literacy development at home; implement a range of strategies

Knowledge

1. outline the principles of effective instruction within intervention programmes, including the importance of pacing, scaffolded leaning, over-learning and motivation;
2. examine and identify the most appropriate strategies to address the difficulties and strengths of each student;
3. develop a comprehensive understanding of reading running records as an assessment tool for monitoring students’ reading progress;
4. interpret reading running records data proficiently to track students’ reading development and identify areas for targeted instruction;
5. demonstrate detailed knowledge of the challenges of working with parents/guardians and ways to overcome these difficulties to involve them actively in family literacy intervention sessions;
6. demonstrate the ability to utilize systemic skills to enable participants to engage parents/caregivers;
7. describe the format and development of a family literacy intervention session.

Skills

1. 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;
2. analyse reading running records to inform on instructional decisions and modify intervention plans accordingly;
3. plan and develop long-term plans by reflecting the student’s needs, progress and response;
4. design focused and systematic lessons that address student’s literacy strengths, difficulties and needs while actively including parents/caregivers;
5. co-construct literacy activities with the involvement of parents/caregivers.Annotate and execute literacy assessments with students;
6. identify strategies which can be used to enhance adult learning for parents accompanying students within an intervention programme.