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Embedding Literacy Development

11 September 2023
ONLINE via Zoom Webinar

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Overview

Foundation skills need literacy support, and the responsibility of literacy development often falls to vocational educators. Not everyone is an English language teacher, though.

With 44% of adults reading at ACSF levels I or 2 and 1 1 % (2.8 million) Australians falling into the Digital exclusion bracket, trainers and educators are trying to turn the tide of the statistics and make a difference.

This session introduces a range of practical ideas to assist learners with new  vocabulary and reiterate industry language and meta-language used in training so that learners can graduate with a higher level of literacy than when they commenced to help them thrive in the workplace. Learn practical and helpful (hidden) literacy strategies to help your learners.

Getting learners interested in their learning is half of the challenge. The second half supports retaining their skills, knowledge, and attitude to the content. These strategies will provide you with strategies in answering the WlllFM, motivating the discouraged, and inspiring learners toward self-growth.

Presented by John Blake (M. Ed. Literacy Education, Grad. Cert. Adult LLN) these easy toapply strategies will benefit students whilst studying and contribute to supporting their employers in the future.

Participants will walk away with practical websites and adaptable activity ideas that will assist learners in language learning.



Key topics covered in this webinar 

  • Strategies to enable active learning 
  • Foundation Skills progression overview 
  • Word activities designed to develop literacy 
  • websites to support resource development and lesson planning
NB. Can't make the session? We send out all electronic resources to registrants within 48 hours of the session's closure. All Velg Training webinars are scheduled in AEST (QLD time) - please check your time zone before logging onto the online training session.


Date & Time

Monday 11th September 2023
11:00am - 12.00pm (AEST: QLD)              

Other timezones:
11:00am - 12:00pm (AEST: NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS)
10:30am - 11:30am (ACST: SA)
10:30am - 11:30am  (ACST: NT)
9:00am - 10:00am (AWST: WA)

Who should attend

Anyone looking for ideas on how to embed literacy support in their training/assessment.

  • Trainers/Assessors
  • Instructional designers
  • Curriculum developers
  • Training Managers
  • Intervention support staff.

What to expect

Presented by John Blake, you will be provided with the following resources after the event:

  • PowerPoint (in PDF format)
  • Recording of the webinar (three months access)
  • Additional electronic resource 
  • Electronic Statement of Attendance

Presenters

John Blake

CEO/RTO Owner

Having taught or presented in nearly 20 countries, John Blake is passionate about making in difference through education at all levels.

John has a background in hospitality and professional writing and in more recent years has taught in VET at TAFEs, Universities, conferences, schools, RTOs, prisons and in hotels.

Also speaking at:

Your Way: Colourful Competence: Dimensions of Competency
Your Way: Body + Language: Tips for both face-to-face and online
Your Way: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to Support all Learners
Your Way: Reflecting on Our Online Delivery
Focus Week: Blended Learners: Unpacking Essentials - Integrating Foundation Skills to Mixed Cohorts
Your Way: Embedding Literacy Development

Opportunities to interact

  • Use a microphone to speak with trainer/attendees (Not available in all Webinars)
  • Raise your 'virtual hand' to engage in discussion
  • Share your thoughts via online chat window
  • Answer online polls that provide instant group feedback

NB. If you would like to send chat questions to the presenter, John Blake, before the session, please email webinar@velgtraining.com.

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