literacy numeracy & ilt embedding functional skills
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LITERACY NUMERACY & ILTEmbedding Functional Skills
Aims
By the end of this session you will be able to:• Give examples of literacy/numeracy/ICT skills required in your area.
• Explain literacy/numeracy/ICT needs could be supported.
• Record this support on your lesson plans.• Explain the referral process for needs which cannot be met within your own teaching.
What are Functional Skills?
• Take a minute to think about the first half hour of your day this morning.
• Did you use your literacy, numeracy or ICT skills in any way?
The First Half Hour
Activity Skill
Wake up to alarm clock Numeracy – had to understand how to tell the time
Showered and washed hair
Literacy and Numeracy – estimated volume of shampoo. Recognised bottle due to writing/pictures on the front.
Made a cup of tea Numeracy – made estimations of measurement and volume (amount of water in kettle/milk and teaspoon of sugar).
Check diary ICT – Used calendar function on smart phone.
Why Bother?
• Literacy, numeracy and ICT skills underpin everything we do.
• Embedding these skills into our teaching should lead to improved success rates/learner satisfaction.
• It is an OFSTED requirement that these skills are embedded across all curriculum areas.
• These skills are often referred to as:
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
Literacy, Numeracy & ICT in Your Own Teaching
• Take 10 minutes to think about the literacy and numeracy and ICT needs in your own area.
• Jot these needs onto the literacy, numeracy and ILT ‘trees’ provided.
• Now think about how these needs might be addressed within your own teaching. What could you do to help?
Your Lesson Plans
• Several ways to show how you have embedded literacy, numeracy and ICT skills into your teaching.
• How you show this on your plan will depend upon your own teaching area
BUT
• Should be as specific as possible
Example Lesson Plan 1 (original on college VLE)
If you look at this example you will note:• Literacy needs mentioned in the differentiation column on the front.
• Separate column on main body of lesson plan ‘How is literacy, numeracy embedded?’
Now consider:• How well does this plan demonstrate the embedding of literacy and numeracy?
• Are there any changes you might make?
Example Lesson Plan 2
If you look at this plan you will note:• A separate area for literacy/numeracy/ICT on the front page of the lesson plan.
• Notes regarding embedding of literacy, numeracy and ICT included with the differentiation column of the main body of the lesson plan.
Now consider:• How well does this plan demonstrate the embedding of literacy, numeracy and ICT?
• Are there any changes you might make?
Referral
What if the needs are too complex for you to deal with?
• Refer to your Curriculum Manager. He or she will then consider whether the student should be referred to the college’s literacy/numeracy courses or whether some kind of in-class support would be appropriate.
Conclusion
• Literacy, numeracy and ICT skills are required in every curriculum area.
• We all address these areas as part of good teaching practice.
• We need to demonstrate that we have embedded literacy, numeracy and ICT within our own teaching areas.
Remember these are all
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS
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