different adult learners
Enhancing the range of reading experiences
| Date: | Various (see below) |
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| Fee: | £150 |
| Contact: | Gurjit Kaur (gurjit.kaur@niace.org.uk) Tel: 0116 204 2833 |
| Apply by Post/Fax |
| Date | Location | Ref. | |
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| 26 Jun 2009 |
London
Thistle Marble Arch Hotel, Bryanston Street, London W1H 7EH
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C1886/0609 | Apply Online is now closed for this event |
| 3 Jul 2009 |
Birmingham
Maple House, 150 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6TB
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C1887/0709 | Apply Online is now closed for this event |
[Background] [Aims] [Audience] [Workshops] [Programme] [Application Form]
Background
Reading for pleasure is an activity that many of us take for granted. Although many learners are initially interested in developing their reading skills for very practical reasons, teachers have an ideal opportunity to introduce their learners to a range of reading experiences, including fiction and non-fiction, travel writing, graphic novels - both on-screen and paper-based. The wide variety of texts available should mean that something appropriate and engaging can be found for all learners, opening up to them also the opportunity to read for pleasure.
NIACE has developed a range of materials with the aim of encouraging practitioners working with adults, (including families), to introduce more reading for pleasure into their sessions. The work was developed in partnership with The Reading Agency’s Vital Link programme and NIACE’s campaigning work for Quick Reads in order to promote wider use of reading for pleasure in a range of settings.
Top of PageAims to
- draw attention to the new materials
- offer a hands-on opportunity to engage with the materials
Audience
- Skills for Life practitioners
- Practitioners interested in developing their use of technology in the teaching of reading
- Union Learning Representitives
- People working in Offender Learning
- Local Authorities colleagues working on approaches to encourage a wider range of adults to read
- Colleagues working in Libraries
- Family learning practitioners
Workshops
Four workshops are being offered at each of the events. Delegates will be able to attend three of the four workshops on offer.
Programme
10:00 Arrival and registration (tea/coffee available)
10:30 Welcome and introduction to the day
10:40 Effective practice in teaching and reading: NRDC’s research on reading
National Research and Development Centre
11:10 Workshop session A (please indicate your choices on the application form)
1) CPD and Reading for Pleasure:
Explore free CPD resources for developing learners’ reading for pleasure,
and consider how they may be used to develop colleagues’ skills and
confidence, as well as your own
2) My story:
Learn about using archives and the stories they contain to promote
non-fiction reading, oracy and writing with families
3) Using your library:
Engage families and develop their enjoyment of reading using resources
developed for use in libraries that encourage families to read and write for
pleasure
4) A Quick Read:
Running a book group with adult learners
12.30 Lunch
13:30 Workshops session B (repeated)
14.50 Reading and the revised Adult Literacy Curriculum
15:10 The Vital Link: Libraries and learning providers working in partnership
Genevieve Clarke, National Coordinator of the Vital Link at The Reading Agency
15:30 Workshops session C (repeated)
16:50 Next steps
17:00 Depart