Literacy Basics - Community Literacy of Ontario

Strategies

• Discuss the importance of attendance, punctuality, time management and how they relate to everyday life, to employment and to school settings.
• Work with the students to determine appropriate break times, expectations around homework, etc.
• Discuss life skills such as health and nutrition and how they impact learning.
• Encourage learners to try to problem-solve on their own before asking for help.

Resources

Grieve, Katrina. Supporting Learning, Supporting Change

Grow, Gerald. Teaching Learners to be Self-Directed at http://www.longleaf.net/ggrow/SSDL/SSDLIndex.html.

Hanna, Myrna. A Dream That Walks. Waterloo: Action Ready Community Literacy Centre.

Ward, David. Best Self Forward. Dryden Literacy Association, 2000.

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Questions for Reflection

1. How do the comments learners make show that they are confident about their progress?
2. How have you incorporated students’ learning styles into learning activities?
3. Can you identify examples of self-directed learning?
4. How do you provide feedback to learners?
5. Choose or develop some learning activities; identify how those activities can help build motivation.
6. Think about students whose motivation grew. Why did that happen?
7. Think about students who did not appear motivated to learn? Can you identify why they were not motivated.
8. How do you incorporate self-management and self-direction in your program?

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