Adult literacy teacher
Code 2352.1.1
Adult literacy teachers instruct adult students, including recent immigrants and early school leavers, in basic reading and writing skills, usually on primary school level. Adult literacy teachers involve the students in the planning and executing of their reading activities, and assess and evaluate them individually through assignments and examinations.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- learning difficulties
- adult education
- curriculum objectives
- assessment processes
Skills and competences
- apply teaching strategies
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- liaise with educational support staff
- consult students on learning content
- use pedagogic strategies for creativity
- demonstrate when teaching
- teach literacy as a social practice
- teach basic numeracy skills
- teach reading strategies
- teach writing
- assess students
- guarantee students' safety
- manage student relationships
- observar progresos de estudiantes
- prepare lesson content
- assist students in their learning
- show consideration for student's situation
Transversal competences
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- adapt teaching to target group
- encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
- give constructive feedback
- perform classroom management
- provide lesson materials
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences