There are many was to embed ICT skills into a
session, which will allow learners to build on their skills. ICT can be used in
most sessions and could include tasks such as typing up work into a Word
document, or using Power Point to create a presentation to present to the rest
of the group. Getting learners to do a presentation will also embed language
skills as well as ICT skills. Another way to embed ICT skills into a session is
to get learners to do research on-line on a topic. In some sessions
there may be a lack of ICT resources, in which case it may be more difficult to
embed skills, however you could make sure that you give a handout containing
links to websites relevant to your session. By providing links it will
encourage learners to access them in their own time; there you have embedded
skills into your session without the ICT resources in the classroom.
Numeracy
skills can also be embedded in most sessions; it can be as simple as putting in
a graph, bar chart, or pie chart into your presentation, or handout. This will
allow your learners to get used to seeing charts and could help them to
understand how they work, therefore embedding numeracy skills into your
sessions. Also you could use terms such as 50% rather than half, which again
will allow your learners to understand numerical terms better. Time keeping
skills can also be embedded into a lesson by giving learners timetables to show
what time they start their lessons, and also by informing learners that breaks
are given every 45 minutes. In our organisation student are reimbursed for their travel costs, such as bus tickets, one way of embedding numeracy skills into a session could be to ask the learners to total up their travel costs rather than us working it out for them.
Literacy
skills can be embedded into your sessions in a number of ways; this could
include getting your learners to create posters, or handouts. You could also
get learners to read out or present their work to the rest of the group, which
would embed both language and communication skills into your session. Also
providing a print out of your Power Point (if you have one) is another way of
embedding literacy and language skills, as learners will be able to follow the
Power Point at their own pace, and also gives learners
a resource they can take away. Literacy and language skills can also
be embedded in lessons by getting learners to take part in role play
situations, or discussions on a certain topic. Language skills could be
embedded into a session when starting a new topic or subject area by providing
learners with a glossary which will provide learners with definitions of new
terms.
Well done Lucy, you have evidenced a good understanding and explained clearly the ways in which you could embed functional skills into a taught programme. You have used a variety of practical ways of doing this and focused on the ways the learner can be supported to develop their skills, rather than forced to do so!
ReplyDeleteThis meets the assessment criteria for the blog. Well done
Sophia