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It's Time to Spice Things Up

Just like a picnic needs a variety of delicious treats, foundation skills thrive with literacy support, and it's the role of vocational educators to ensure their development.

After all, not everyone is a master chef of English language teaching!

In this exciting session, we'll unpack a delicious assortment of practical ideas to support learners in acquiring new vocabulary and reinforce industry-specific language used in training. Get ready to discover practical and helpful (hidden) literacy strategies that will transform your approach to teaching.

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.

Throughout this session, presenter John Blake will provide you with a basket full of practical websites and adaptable activity ideas that will greatly assist your learners in their language learning journey.

So pack your virtual picnic blanket and join us for an unforgettable experience!

I'm Ready to Spice It Up!

Date posted Jul 27, 2023