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Meeting Your Learner for the First Time

& Lesson Planning

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Today we will be looking at...

• Before you meet and meeting for the first time

• Lesson Planning – Goals & Objectives

Case Study• Learning Journal• How to record progress

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Before You Meet

ALO meeting to discuss learner background and history.

Visit centre’s Resource Room & be familiar with resources.

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Before You Meet• How do you want the first meeting to go?• What do you need to find out before the meeting?• How do you think you will feel & how to you think the learner will feel?

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Goals and ObjectivesGoal is something big –

Example: Using a Calendar

Objectives are the things learner needs to do achieve

his/her goal.Example: days of the week,

numbers, months

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Goals & Objectives

For example

Read days of the week, months of the year.

Practise writing days of the week/months.

Recognise AbbreviationsRead numbers in sequence

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Learning Journal

When do we use? • With every learner at every

lesson.

Why do we use?• Tracks the learning process.• Record progress.• Helps us plan our lessons.

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Learning Journal

How do we Use?• Discuss Goals & Objectives with

learner.• Discuss who keep the journal.• Read back journal entries with

learner.• Plan each session ahead of time.• Review progress every six weeks.

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How to Record Progress

• Review progress every six weeks & re-set goals and objectives.• Record even small tasks

completed – small steps.• Keep examples of work and date

them.• Always build in opportunities for

success.• Celebrate progress.