Reading and Writing Difficulties among AdultsGrundtvig G3

Larnaka 24th - 28th October, 2007

Course objectives

• To develop more understanding of.

• the difficulties and fears of some adults as a result of their literacy limitations;

• the different learning styles;

• the effect of the limitations on every aspect of an individual's life

To discuss, illustrate and share:

• Compensatory strategies that could be Proposed to individuals;

• kind of support and accommodations Squired in the work place;

• some strategies for developing awareness nationally.

• The course will invite participants to share their success stories and to learn from each other's experience;

• It proposes some solutions / strategies which are of much use for the many, variously challenged individuals.

• Literacy is not a luxury - it is a basic need and consequently the challenge is to ameliorate the position of those who were not given appropriate opportunities earlier on.

• The course aims at increasing awareness of the need to take concrete action to improve the situation.

Course Background

• This course follows the Forward Project: a 2-year project aimed at identifying how the variouscountries are supporting individuals encounteringliteracy difficulties.

• The Forward Trainer has involved 4 countries,together with the support of yet another 6 inputting together a training course, which uses as astarting point identified needs.

Course content (1)

• A practical course which allows participants• to empaihise with the literacy challenged• individual• The coui'se will include:• -d C.D.,• -d Course book and

-facilitator's notes which will be at the• i of group members running• courses in their respective countries.

• Topics to be covered in this course include:• IALS survey• Visual, auditory and motor processing difficulties• Strategies to support literacy and numeracy• Life and workplace strategies• Many of the topics will be illustrated via case

studies which participants will discuss

• The course takes into consideration the needs of the literacy dis advantaged individuals (whatever the reason) and does not focus solely on one group.

• The ultimate objective is:

• - to enable HR managers and those involved inworking in adult centres to run this course

• in the different establishments;

• - this will raise awareness of difficultiesencountered and ease the position ofindividuals.