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Complete those reports regularly!
Use ongoing notes
and diary entries to help complete regular progress reports. As mentioned in
the previous chapter, these reports are valuable components of the overall
assessment process. Staff will use them to help decide when it’s time for
the learner to demonstrate his learning more formally. The tutor and the
learner will use them to help with ongoing lesson planning. They also provide a
good way to look back and easily identify progress made over time.
Go beyond reading, writing and numeracy
skills
“Soft skills” such as improved attendance or enhanced
self-confidence are just as important as grammar and math. These
Self-Management/Self-Direction skills are an essential part of learning and
should be given equal value and consideration.
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such as improved attendance or enhanced self-confidence are just as important
as grammar and math. |
Use ROPES
The ROPES method is an excellent way to
develop lesson plans. ROPES stands for: Review, Overview, Present, Exercise,
Summary. Using this method brings in the elements of good teaching and
informal, ongoing assessment and also encourages the learner to participate
through self-assessment, particularly in the review and summary phases.
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