The Tasmanian Council for Adult Literacy (TCAL), supported by the Department of State Growth, Libraries Tasmania, and 26TEN, has developed eight short adult literacy tutor training videos. TCAL has
been working on a Workforce Development Grant Project since 2019 and these
videos are a product of that and excellent collaboration and creation of local
resources.
The videos demonstrate the essential building blocks of reading. The techniques
demonstrated are grounded in contemporary, evidence-based activities
recommended for adult, one-on-one literacy tutor training. We have also developed
Tutor Tip Sheets for each skill.
Introduction to Instructional Videos
Video 1 – Phonemic Awareness
This 10-minute video shows how to teach phonemic awareness to an adult learner. It shares the essential theoretical points and has 3 demonstrations. Phonemic awareness is oral language before a learner matches sounds to letters.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 2 – Phonics / letter sound knowledge
This is the second video in the TCAL and Libraries Tasmania collaboration. This video shows how to teach phonics to an adult learner. It shares the essential theoretical points and has 3 demonstrations.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 3 – Fluency
This video focuses on how to develop fluency with an adult learner. It shares the essential theoretical points and has 3 demonstrations. Fluency means being able to read quickly and accurately, with expression.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 4 – Etymology
This video explains etymology, the study of the origins of words and how their meanings have changed over time. The three demonstrations show how a tutor and learner can examine base words and word families.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 5 – Morphology
This video covers the study of the smallest units of meaning: morphology. It includes demonstrations of creating a word matrix, rules for using suffixes and how to create a word sum.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 6 – Spelling
This video is a succinct overview of what research suggests when explicitly teaching spelling. The demonstrations include: building knowledge of letter-sound patterns, breaking longer words into syllables, and morphology and unstressed vowels.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 7 – Comprehension
This video is about comprehension; how meaning is derived from text. In the video it describes how to build skills for orthographic mapping and includes demonstrations of strategies for before, during and after reading.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
Video 8 – Metacognition
The final video in this series is about metacognition; the ability to think about thinking and why this is important and interesting to adult learners. The three demonstrations focus on strategies to develop metacognitive skills.
The tutor tip sheets for this video will be available by the end of November. Please watch our Facebook page for updates.
