Level 5 Functional Skills English – Session 7

During this session, you will:

• explore how to develop critical reading skills in their learners
• devise active learning approaches to comprehending and using information in texts
• examine ways of helping learners to understand literary devices
• identify strategies to support learners’ understanding of Functional Skills questions.

Here is Rachel’s facilitator PowerPoint presentation slides for session 7:

Before session 8 we would like you to do the following task:

Reflect on what we have done in session 7, and what you have learnt:

• What was helpful?
• What was new?
• What has occurred to you to do next?
• Identify a personal action
• Record your reflections/action points in your Reflective Diary.