Literacy Tools

Competencies

Knowledge of the current recommended literacy software

Rationale:

This competency covers the usage and training of users to use the current literacy and education tools to produce primers and easy readers..

Assessment Criteria:

Is able to use the tools that assist literacy and education workers in their work and is able to consult others in their use. This includes primer development and easy reader development.

Growth Activities

The following activities have been identified to achieve comptency in Literacy Tools in levels from Learner to Expert.

Has Knowledge:

Demonstrates basic knowledge of literacy tools.

Learn to create and translate simple books with illustrations using recommended software.

Learn the tools used to create primers, decodable and leveled readers.

Learn available tools that make literacy interactive publication.

With Assistance:

Can use literacy tools and troubleshoot issues that arise.

Learn advanced formatting and customization of simple books with illustrations.

Learn to create primers, decodable readers, leveled readers, and comics using recommended software.

Create an audio book with highlighted text

Independent:

Can produce literacy materials using these tools.

Help individuals to write, translate, and publish simple books through Literacy software.

Learn to determine teaching order of graphemes and to advise others on the appropriate order for literacy publications.

Create an interactive literacy publication.

Proficient:

Prepare and teach a literacy tools training event.

Train a group to write, translate, and publish simple books in Literacy Software.

Help individuals to create primers, decodable readers, leveled readers, and comics through Literacy software.

Train someone to use available tools for making interactive literacy publications.

Expert:

Train someone to teach literacy tools.

Train trainers to teach users to write, translate, and publish simple books through Literacy Software.

Train a group to create primers, decodable readers, leveled readers, and comics in Literacy Software. Help a group to use tools to determine a teaching order for letters.

Train someone to teach the use of available tools to make interactive literacy publications.