This module includes new practices and research that will enable participants to‌:

• ‌Describe characteristics of LESLLA literacy learners
• Select materials and resources appropriate for the assessed needs of this learner group
• Develop print awareness and recognise sound/symbol correspondence
• Analyse techniques and strategies for incorporating literacy skills into a thematic lesson
• Design and implement an activity and lesson for LESLLA literacy learners

The module was last run May to July 2022. It is hosted on a Moodle platform and offered in English as well as German, Spanish, Turkish and Italian.

It was created by Nancy Faux and Susan Watson at Virginia Commonwealth University.

If you have any questions about the module, please contact us at info.euspeak@gmail.com

Week 1

• Who are literacy learners?
• Types of LESLLA Learners
• Child first language (L1) and adult second language (L2) acquisition
• Classroom instruction:  A balanced approach
• How low literacy can hold back learners and what can we do to help
• Digital Literacy

Week 2

• Preparing to work with LESLLA learners
• Creating a supportive learning environment
• Get to know learners and encourage them to get to know each other
• Ease into the first few lessons

Week 3

• Designing print awareness activities
• Recognizing the functions and uses of print
• Using a writing instrument with ease
• Learning the alphabet
• When learners are having trouble
• Developing digital literacy

Week 4

• Letter-sound correspondence
• Supporting learners’ grasp of the concept of letter-sound correspondence
• The Language Experience Approach
• Using textbooks

Week 5

• Multilevel classes

Week 6

• Levels
• Assessment
• Research
• Technology
• Oral language
• Children’s materials