Language for Life CEACG
COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
There are nine sections in this course, with an additional “Where to next?” section at the end. Each of the nine sections has the following structure:
- video explainer (with duration in brackets, so you can pace yourself)
- pdf containing core principles within the section
- a quiz to revise and test your knowledge
- a forum to share ideas, write queries, post feedback and chat to our online community of practice
- optional resources for further reading (these are continually updated and added to and we happily take suggestions!)
TIMING
From the first time you log in, you will have three months to complete this course. You can also look back on and replay the videos at any time.
RESOURCES
Don’t forget to download the teacher manual, the student worksheets and the classroom slide deck to your hard drive to use in your classrooms after the course has finished.
COMPLETION CRITERIA
The most significant completion criterion is your own perception that you’ve got the most out of it. We do ask, though, that you participate in some of the forums along the way. Of course, as course admins, we can see whether or not you’ve opened the pdfs and watched the videos too, so we wouldn’t be that enthusiastic about certifying anyone who hasn’t glanced at the material. We just hope that you do much more than glancing.
We’ve tried to give you as much information as possible, including videos, pdfs, worksheets, quizzes and best of all, forums in which you can collaborate with your colleagues and us to get the very best out of the material.
Course Content
Welcome!
COURSE INFORMATION
By the end of the course you should:
- Be able to define the six main parts of speech and show how they relate to one another in sentences, clauses and phrases
- Know how to teach all the parts of a dictionary to students,
- Have an understanding of prefixes, bases and suffixes
YOUR EQUIPMENT
For this course, you will need to print the following things:
- Your teacher manual
- The student workbook
- The example passages
Important reminder
Don’t forget to download the PDFs from each section as you go.
Books
Lyn has written three books on the subject of literacy and language, supported by online courses too. The links below will take you to each book.