Topic: Climbing the Language Ladder

Medium of instruction:

The mode of the course is English.

This course is geared toward:

Foundation and Intermediate Phase Language Teachers, Principals, Deputy Principals, Heads of Department & Learners Support Teachers

About this Course:  

This course will be presented in an online format. It is a self-paced module.  There will also be online virtual Google Meet/MS Teams sessions for question and answer time as well as facilitator lead instruction. The module is divided into lessons of approximately 45 minutes each.  There will be some tasks, reflections and readings that you will complete off-line. 

As per all CTLI courses, there will be a short pre and post assessment for you to complete.  This is not to test your knowledge or try to 'catch-you-out’, rather its purpose is to monitor the effectiveness of the presentation of the course material. Your feedback is essential to us in order to ensure your needs are being met.

The topics dealt with in this course are:

• Phonics
• Spelling
• Development of reading
• Development of writing skills
• Inclusive education - focus on Specific Learning Disability (dyslexia)
• Introduction to conducting assessments of learners with barriers to learning