DID YOU KNOW?
You can borrow resource trunks from The Centre for Literacy, Dawson College, by contacting their librarian at:lib_literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
Teachers!
Have you visited the Quebec English Literacy Alliance Web site lately?
Soon to come: Math-related literacy activities! www.qela.qc.ca/Activities.htm
TEACHING TIPS: HELPING ADULT LITERACY LEARNERS
- Use clear and simple language (written and spoken)
- Regularly check to see if the adult understands
- Have the adult reformulate ideas in his/her own words
- Expect a certain amount of frustration (have you ever learned a second language?)
- Adults may need guidance (and “tricks”) to follow directions; encourage them to reformulate directions and praise them when they do well
- Refer to concrete life situations the adult can relate to
- Find out what motivates the adult; incorporate this into his/her learning
Source: MEQ Sessions de perfectionnement sur l’accueil des adultes peu scolarisés.
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