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Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy

Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy (PDF 1.1 MB)

This guide is an introduction to the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy. The guide’s main aim is to outline the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy for tertiary educators. It is a must-read and useful starting point for anyone interested in knowing more about the Learning Progressions and how to embed literacy into their teaching practice.

Teaching Adults to Write to Communicate – Using the Learning Progressions 

Teaching Adults to Write to Communicate – Using the Learning Progressions (PDF 1.4 MB)

This guide introduces and explains the Write to Communicate strand of the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy. A practical how-to guide, it covers topics such as how to use the resource and assessment, as well as a range of guided teaching and learning activities to use in class.

The guide is part of a set of resources developed to support the teaching of literacy, language and numeracy for adult learners. It is based on research into effective adult literacy education.

The goal is to enable tutors to meet the learning needs of adult learners so those learners can engage effectively with the texts, tasks and practices they encounter in their training and learning.

The suggestions in this guide are initial ideas only – they are aimed at helping tutors apply the Learning Progressions to existing course and learning materials.

Tutors should use, adapt and extend the ideas in this guide to meet the needs of learners and their own teaching situations. 

On p. 27 of the guide, there is an overview of the guided teaching and learning activities.

Learning Progressions strand chart – Write to Communicate

Strand chart – Write to Communicate (PDF 57 KB)

The Learning Progressions strand chart – Write to Communicate is a printable chart for educators to use showing the steps in the Write to Communicate strand of the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy.

Learner Profiles – Write to Communicate

Learner Profiles – Write to Communicate (PDF 697 KB)

The Learner Profiles describe what adult learners can do at steps 1 to 6 on the Learning Progressions for writing. The profiles provide a broad set of examples of what learners can do at each step. They also provide a comparison between realistic expectations of learners at each step and course demands.

Keep in mind, individual learners will have differing gaps in their knowledge and strategies. Learners may have strengths in particular areas that are higher than the step they are on.