N. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES

A quality adult literacy program uses instructional strategies which help adult learners progress towards their learning goals.

a) The following conditions support the above statement. Please check those which apply to your program.

Instructional strategies should:

___ be built around the needs, interests and learning style of the learner;
___ take into account the learner's prior experience and knowledge;
___ take into account the initial assessment results;
___ build in progress checks;
___ acknowledge the learner's achievements;
___ encourage discussion and critical thinking;
___ present reading and writing skills and strategies as parts of an integrated communication process;
___ encourage the learner's creative writing;
___ recognize modifications required due to age or physical limitations.

b) Given your response(s) in (a), circle the number of the following statement which best applies to your program.

5. Program meets all of the above conditions.
4. Instructional strategies include seven or eight of the above conditions.
3. Instructional strategies include five or six of the above conditions.
2. Instructional strategies include three or four of the above conditions.
1. Instructional strategies include only one or two of the above conditions.

c) Given your response in (b), what steps could you realistically expect to accomplish within the next year to improve in this area?

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d) What assistance will you require to accomplish the above?

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