These slides are part of Ako Aotearoa's Tapatoru professional learning and development programme. In this session, we briefly introduced the Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy and Numeracy. We also took a quick look at the vocabulary progression and saw how you could use it to analyse vocabulary within your course or teaching materials.

1. TAPATORU
The Tapatoru Ako Professional Practice Award
4.3 Unpacking Your Knowledge & Practice
LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR ADULT LN

2. OVERVIEW
“Built in” versus “Bolted on”

4. OVERVIEW
Which words do your learners need to know?
Which words do they struggle with?
How do you know?

8. Read with Understanding
Decoding Vocabulary Language & Text
Features
Comprehension Reading
Critically
1
2
3
4
5
6
THE DETAILS ARE A DISTRACTION
UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING

9. Read with Understanding
Decoding Vocabulary Language & Text
Features
Comprehension Reading
Critically
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
3
WHAT CONCEPTS DO
YOU NEED TO KNOW FIRST?
4
2

10. Read with Understanding
Decoding Vocabulary Language & Text
Features
Comprehension Reading
Critically
1
2
3
4
5
6
STRAND
PROGRESSION
STEP
WHAT CONCEPTS DO
YOU NEED TO KNOW FIRST?
MAPPING

11. BREAKING
DOWN THE
LEARNING
PROGRESSIONS
FURTHER
DEALING ONLY
WITH WHAT IS
USEFUL
Vocabulary
1
Everyday
words
2
3
4 Academic
words
5
6 Technical words

12. Vocabulary
1
Everyday
words
2
3
4 Academic
words
5
6 Technical words
Which words do
my students need
to know…?

13. Vocabulary
1
Everyday
words
2
3
4 Academic
words
5
6 Technical words
Which words do
my students need
to know…?

14. Vocabulary
1
Everyday
words
2
3
4 Academic
words
5
6 Technical words
Which words do
my students need
to know…?
GAP
Which words do
they already
know…?

15. TITLE
Text

16. TITLE
Text

17. TITLE
Text
Thickness
Floor
Cuts
Surface
Ground
Subtracting
Maintain
Requirement
Require
Adjust
Piles
Joists
Bearers
Finished Floor Level
(FFL)
Timber treatment
Anchor piles
Scarf cut
Damp proof course
Proximity
TECHNICAL
WORDS

18. TITLE
Text
Thickness
Floor
Cuts
Surface
Ground
Subtract
Maintain
Requirement
Require
Adjust
Piles
Joists
Bearers
Finished Floor Level
(FFL)
Timber treatment
Anchor piles
Scarf cut
Damp proof course
Proximity
ACADEMIC
WORDS
TECHNICAL
WORDS

19. TITLE
Text
Thickness
Floor
Cuts
Surface
Ground
Subtract
Maintain
Requirement
Require
Adjust
Piles
Joists
Bearers
Finished Floor Level
(FFL)
Timber treatment
Anchor piles
Scarf cut
Damp proof course
Proximity
EVERYDAY
WORDS
ACADEMIC
WORDS
TECHNICAL
WORDS

20. + Vocabulary E.g.
1
Everyday
words
Thickness
Floor
Cuts
Surface
Ground
2
3
4 Academic
words
Subtract
Maintain
Requirement
Require
Adjust
5
6 Technical words
Piles, Joists, Bearers, Finished Floor
Level (FFL), Timber treatment,
Anchor piles, Scarf cut, Damp proof
course, Proximity
What could we do
with this list?

21. JARGON
Decoding
Vocabulary
Language & Text
Comprehension
Reading Critically
Which words do
they understand?
How much do
they understand
of the text?

22. JARGON
Decoding
Vocabulary
Language & Text
Comprehension
Reading Critically
Which words do
they understand?
How much do
they understand
of the text?
Which words
can they say
out loud?
Which grammatical
features do they
understand
Do they
understand why
this is important?

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