Words are crucial: Developing vocabulary for fluency in reading In House
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Developed by the Education Training Foundation (ETF), the 'Words are crucial' programme will provide you with the tools to increase learners' core vocabulary and underpin the skills of reading and writing, helping learners to succeed in assessment.
Programme aim
This course is for you if you support learners of English Functional Skills and GCSEs (including those with ESOL needs) and you want to identify ways to develop your learners' fluency in reading.
Who is this for?
This course is for:
- teachers and other practitioners delivering GCSE or Functional Skills English in the Further Education and Training sector
- teachers of English GCSE and Functional Skills.
- new or experienced, qualified teachers and managers of English
- teachers of ESOL.
Programme structure
What will you gain?
Examine the value of using a readability scoring tool when selecting English texts
Analyse how to use a readability scoring tool
Identify how using texts that are above learners' levels impacts on comprehension
Appraise the value of exposing learners to new vocabulary on a repeated basis
Identify how to make the introduction of new vocabulary meaningful to aid long-term memory word usage
Explore the difference between intensive and extensive reading and the value of the latter
Discover a range of strategies that can help to increase a learner's vocabulary for reading and writing activities.
Want to run this with your team at your organisation?
Fill in the short organisation enquiry form and a member of our team will be in touch to discuss your needs.
Need more help?
Want to talk to us more about your organisation's needs or can't see a suitable date?
Please fill in our short form and a member of the team will be in touch.
If you have any other questions, please contact:
T: 0800 0831 830
E: enquiries@etfoundation.co.uk