Tag: Vocabulary
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TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Speaking
We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
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TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Listening
We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
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TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Writing
We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
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TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Reading
We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
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TEACH: Learning outcomes revisited – Vocabulary
We’re in the process of trying to design an online Learning Outcomes configurator. You’ll be able to select all of these options from drop-down menus and create the learning outcomes you want to embed the literacy and numeracy that your learners need into your own context. Until this is online, here’s the manual version. Instructions…
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What do learning outcomes for embedded literacy and numeracy look like?
Here are some examples of learning outcomes written by trades and vocational tutors. Embedded literacy learning outcomes Explain technical words in the context of an introduction to arc welding. Explain specialised language used in the context of a tailgate meeting. Use reading comprehension strategies in the context of following instructions on how to mix agricultural…
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50 Things You Can Do To Embed Vocabulary Into Training
There are lots of ways to teach and learn new and unfamiliar words. Here’s a list of 50. None of these are new or any kind of rocket science. All 50 are ways of explicitly teaching vocabulary. It’s also possible to learn vocabulary through exposure to new vocabulary incidentally. But that’s another thing altogether. For…
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Cashflow 101 Experiment – Part 2: Developing a vocabulary assessment
Feel free to skip this one… It’s a bit on the technical side. But I wanted to document how I developed a couple of targeted diagnostic assessments. These relate to my Cashflow 101 experiment that I’m running at the moment. This one relates to the vocabulary used in the game. I’ll do a separate post on…
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It’s Not Rocket Science: Embed Specialised Vocabulary With These Simple Matching Activities
Working with specialised language and technical vocabulary represents some of the biggest bang for buck if you’re in education and need to make sure your learners understand what you’re saying to them. Pro-tip Most trainers, trades people, academic staff, and other subject area experts are so close to their own content that they constantly assume…
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How to get started embedding vocabulary into your training by creating a word bank
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