Expand+Mature Students

Participants need to be 21 years of age or over on 1st January of the year in which the course commences. As courses are delivered in keeping with adult education practice, participants will be expected to: be willing to engage wit...

Hide-Mature Students

Participants need to be 21 years of age or over on 1st January of the year in which the course commences. As courses are delivered in keeping with adult education practice, participants will be expected to: be willing to engage with group activities and group learning; be willing to learn through dialogue and reflection on experience; have a level of literacy that is sufficient to complete the assessment requirements.

Additional Information

Admission Requirements

The integration process will begin during the course so it is essential that participants are working as adult tutors or trainers. The course is of relevance to tutors/trainers and other adult educators who work with students/ trainees with literacy difficulties. Both individual and group applications are invited; in particular we welcome applications from organisations such as Youthreach, Teagasc, CERT and NTDI.

Expand+This course was developed in response to demand for the integration of literacy with training programmes. In some cases individuals on training programmes may not always have the required literacy level to achieve successful completion of the trainin...

Hide-This course was developed in response to demand for the integration of literacy with training programmes. In some cases individuals on training programmes may not always have the required literacy level to achieve successful completion of the training. Some training programmes have sought to address this issue by providing separate tuition to enable the individual to improve literacy skills. However, it is proposed here that alongside separate literacy tuition, literacy skills should be integrated with the training. This integrated approach proves rewarding and provides added value for both the individual trainee and the trainers. To be effective however, the trainers need to develop specific skills. This course offers participants an opportunity to develop skills in order to integrate literacy training into course delivery.

Expand+The content focuses on the integration of literacy and includes the following areas:

Context For Integration

Definitions and Philosophies

Experiences and Barriers

The Tutor/Student Relationship

The Reflective Practitioner

Skills Dev...

Hide-The content focuses on the integration of literacy and includes the following areas:

Context For Integration

Definitions and Philosophies

Experiences and Barriers

The Tutor/Student Relationship

The Reflective Practitioner

Skills Development

An Integrative Approach to:

Lesson Planning and Assessment

Reading, Writing, Spelling and Numeracy

Use of Materials

Multiple Intelligences and Specific Learning Difficulties

Working with Groups and Teambuilding

ASSESSMENT:Eight short assignments linked to course sessions One essay (1800 words) based on a Learning Journal Practical project (2500 words)