As part of the countywide response to learners’ needs for tuition in English as a second language, the Kerry Adult Literacy and Basic Education Service offers free ESOL classes at beginners level across the county to unemployed adults and asylum seekers. Learners are referred to us by a number of partner agencies.
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We teach a range of Information and Communication Skills (ICT) to adults who have literacy difficulties, in small friendly groups. We aim to encourage and support the learner who lacks confidence in this area, helping them to become part of our digital society. Our classes run from absolute beginner (often called Computers for the Terrified!) to QQI Level 3, across the county in a range of settings.
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Numeracy is a vital skill in today’s world. Where we might think of maths as consisting only of sums, fractions and decimals, it is broader than that. Our numeracy teaching has a firm link to everyday life, and includes concepts of shape and space, patterns, measurement, handling data and using numbers for day to day living like shopping, budgeting, cookery and sport.
Read MoreSome good sites to visit relating to your skills as a tutor: WIT Literacy Development Centre – the national centre for certified courses in the area of adult literacy. Using Google in the classroom – 30 ways to use...
Read MoreTutor training downloads: NALA Guidelines For Good Adult Literacy Work – essential reading for anyone working in adult literacy Powerpoint presentations relating to previous training can be downloaded here below: What is...
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