Support literacy and numeracy activities
Overview
Who is this unit for?
This unit is for those who provide support for literacy and numeracy activities. It covers the support given to pupils to make sure they are able to contribute to, and benefit from, learning activities designed to promote literacy or numeracy development.
What is this unit about?
This unit is about working under the direction of the teacher to help pupils to participate in whole class, group and individual learning activities for literacy/numeracy development. It involves discussing with the teacher how the learning activities are to be organised, and what your particular role will be, providing the agreed support and giving feedback to the teacher about how well the activities went and how the pupil(s) responded to them.
This unit contains two elements:
1. Support pupils with activities to develop literacy skills
2. Support pupils with activities to develop numeracy skills
Performance criteria
You must be able to:
Support pupils with activities to develop literacy skills
P1 obtain information from the teacher about:
P1.1 the teaching and learning objectives of the activity
P1.2 the literacy needs of the pupils you will be working with
P1.3 individual learning targets for the pupils
P1.4 your role in supporting the learning activity
P2 support pupils in activities to develop their:
P2.1 reading skills
P2.2 writing skills
P2.3 speaking/talking and listening skills
P3 offer the required types of support as and when needed by the pupils
P4 give encouragement and feedback using language and vocabulary which the pupils are likely to understand
P5 seek assistance if you experience difficulties in supporting the learning activity as planned
P6 provide the teacher with relevant feedback on:
P6.1 the progress of the activity
P6.2 the pupils' response to the activity
P6.3 progress in meeting learning targets
Support pupils with activities to develop numeracy skills
P7 obtain information from the teacher about:
P7.1 the teaching and learning objectives of the activity
P7.2 the numeracy needs of the pupils you will be working with
P7.3 individual learning targets for the pupils
P7.4 your role in supporting the learning activity
P8 support pupils in a range of activities to develop different numeracy skills as defined by the relevant curriculum or framework for your country
P9 offer the required types of support as and when needed by the pupils
P10 give encouragement and feedback using language and vocabulary which the pupils are likely to understand
P11 use, and encourage pupils to use, the appropriate mathematical vocabulary
P12 seek assistance if you experience difficulties in supporting the learning activity as planned
P13 provide the teacher with relevant feedback on:
P13.1 the progress of the activity
P13.2 the pupils' response to the activity
P13.3 progress in meeting learning targets
Knowledge and Understanding
You need to know and understand:
K1 the school policies for mathematics and English, Welsh or language as appropriate to the setting
K2 the literacy and numeracy skills expected of the pupils with whom you work
K3 how pupils develop reading, writing, speaking/talking and listening skills, and the factors that promote and hinder effective learning
K4 the interactive use of speaking/talking, listening, reading and writing to promote literacy development in pupils
K5 how pupils develop mathematical skills and the factors that promote and hinder effective learning
K6 the nature of any special educational needs or additional support needs of pupils with whom you work and the implications of these for helping them to develop:
K6.1 language and literacy skills
K6.2 mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills
K7 how to encourage and support bilingual pupils to participate in learning activities to develop literacy and numeracy skills
K8 the strategies and resources used at your school for developing pupils':
K8.1 reading skills
K8.2 writing skills
K8.3 speaking/talking and listening skills
K8.4 mathematical knowledge, understanding and skills
K9 how to use praise and assistance to maintain the pupils' interest in and enthusiasm for understanding and using the full range of literacy and numeracy skills
K10 the sorts of problems that might occur when supporting literacy and numeracy activities with individuals and groups
K11 the importance of working within the boundaries of your role and competence and when you should refer to others
Scope/range
Scope Performance
Scope Knowledge
Values
Behaviours
Skills
Glossary
Literacy
literacy unites the important skills of reading, writing, speaking/talking and listening
Numeracy
a proficiency which involves confidence and competence with numbers and measures. It requires an understanding of the number system, a repertoire of computational skills and an inclination and ability to solve number problems in a variety of contexts. Numeracy also demands practical understanding of the ways in which information is gathered, by counting and measuring, and is presented in graphs, diagrams and tables
Support
using strategies and techniques for promoting pupils' learning, for example:
1. prompting shy or reticent pupils
2. translating or explaining words and phrases
3. reminding pupils of teaching points made by the teacher
4. modelling correct use of language and vocabulary
5. ensuring that pupils understand and follow the teacher's instructions
6. helping pupils to use resources relevant to the learning activity
Pupils
the pupils you work with when working:
1. on their own
2. in small groups
3. as part of a class group
Links To Other NOS
TDASTL1 Provide support for learning activities
TDASTL2 Support children's development
TDASTL10 Support children's play and learning
TDASTL11 Contribute to supporting bilingual/multilingual pupils
TDASTL25 Support literacy development
TDASTL26 Support numeracy development
TDASTL33 Provide literacy and numeracy support to enable pupils to access the wider curriculum