Trails to Literacy: PHASES

Phase 2 Action - And now back to the Action

Action
(Participatory)

• Planning
• Activities
• Links to learning
• Resources
• Do it!

As we consider the Action Phase to be 'participatory', we must now turn it over to the recruited group members. All members - learners (of all levels), volunteers, placements, and staff - have an equal value or say. They should all be involved in the planning process to ensure this equality, ownership and 'empowerment'.

PLANNING

Setting up a focus group with regular meeting times to discuss plans and ideas proves to be beneficial not only to the participants but also to the general progress of the project.

This group communicates, plans and makes decisions on:

• Project plans suited to the group and individual interests,
• Equipment lists,
• Needs for training, experts' knowledge, etc
• Usefulness and content of reports and surveys,
• Feasibility of activities and their timelines, costs, etc
• 'Ownership' of individual projects
• Transferring information when a participant will be leaving for employment
• Bringing new participants 'up to speed'

What our students say.......

"Trails is great, I get a say in what work the team will do and how we will do it."
"Working through Trails is helping me to use new skills"
"Trails is fun and I get to meet new people"

Lanark County Reading Network , Perth