Embedding literacy, language and numeracy

Wendy Croft and Andrew Hudson

Bradford College

Different Models

Skills for Life tutors deliver vocational/ academic literacy, language & numeracy development in separate sessions

Skills for Life tutors team teach with vocational/ academic tutors - literacy, language & numeracy development fully integrated into the course

A combination of the above two - separate sessions used to concentrate on individual/small group literacy, language & numeracy needs

Tutors with Skills for Life and subject knowledge deliver courses which develop both subject and language/ literacy/ numeracy expertise

Planning for embedding

Share information – syllabus, assessment methods, materials, student data

Subject and SfL tutors meet – key concepts and jargon, pace & order of course, perceived difficulties for learners, how to deliver embedded Skills for Life

SfL tutors out a full literacy, language and numeracy analysis of the course.

DISCUSSION

What are the advantages/disadvantages of the different approaches to delivering embedded language/ literacy/ numeracy?

On the DVD, how do you perceive the tutors’ roles?

The DVD shows a workshop setting. How may the tutors’ roles change in a classroom setting?

How much should a Skills for Life tutor know about the vocational/academic area she/he is supporting?