Literacy and the Learners

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Level 5
Unit No:
L/505/0774
Credits:
15
Guided learning hours:
40 hours

Assessment Guidance

None

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Unit Learning Outcomes

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1 — Understand the significance of language change and variety for literacy learners.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Analyse Standard English and other varieties of English in both spoken and written forms with reference to specific features including phonology, grammar and lexis.
  • 1.2
    Analyse ways in which spoken and written language can change over time and vary according to context at:
    • text and discourse level;
    • sentence and phrase level;
    • word level; and
    • phoneme level.
  • 1.3
    Explain ways in which language change and variety can have an impact on literacy learners' literacy and language development.
2 — Understand the relationship between language and social processes.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Analyse how individual speakers and writers choose varieties, registers and styles according to personal, social, political and cultural factors.
  • 2.2
    Analyse how language is used in the formation, maintenance and transformation of power relations.
3 — Understand factors that influence literacy and language acquisition, learning and use.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Analyse personal, social and cultural factors influencing literacy learners' language acquisition, learning and use.
  • 3.2
    Analyse the impact of a range of learning difficulties and disabilities on literacy and language teaching and learning.
4 — Understand the use of assessment approaches to meet the needs of literacy learners.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1
    Identify the skills, knowledge and understanding that can be assessed in literacy.
  • 4.2
    Analyse approaches to inital and diagnostic assessment to identify the literacy and language skills of learners.
  • 4.3
    Analyse the use of assessment tools in literacy and language teaching and learning.
5 — Understand how to promote learning and learner support within literacy and language teaching and learning.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1
    Explain the boundaries between own specialist area and those of other specialists and practitioners.
  • 5.2
    Analyse literacy and language learning opportunities to determine how teaching and support needs may be shared between learning professionals.
6 — Understand how to liaise with others to promote the inclusion of literacy and language skills in learning programmes

Assessment Criteria

  • 6.1
    Identify literacy and language skills needed across contexts and subjects.
  • 6.2
    Explain how to liaise with other professionals to provide specialist knowledge of how to include literacy and language in vocational and other subject areas.