Tips and Strategies to enhance the learners’ experience.

Our National Tutors’ Forum is back and we are looking forward to seeing you.

We will have three speakers in the morning looking at topics such as critical literacy, understanding dyslexia and health and literacy in the classroom.

There will also be a choice of 12 workshops on topics including using technology to teach reading and writing, empowering learners, teaching ESOL literacy learners, dealing with emotions around dyslexia and memory techniques which raise self-confidence.

You can view the full list of speakers and workshops in our National Tutors’ Forum Programme and please select 1 Morning and 1 Afternoon workshop when you are registering.

Cost: There is no fee for attending this conference. Please register below.

Note: The Ashling Hotel is across the river from Heuston station. There is a small car park at the hotel, but it is often full. NALA can’t cover the parking costs for participants. The ‘Museum’ LUAS stop is a two minute walk from the hotel.

Programme

10.00 Registration: tea and coffee.

10.30 Welcome and opening remarks

• Deirdre Ryan, NALA Student sub-committee.

10.35 NALA update.

• Colleen Dube, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NALA.

10.40 Critical literacy and the need for it.

• Dee Keating, Adult literacy Educator, Ballymun Adult Education Service.

11.00 Understanding dyslexia

• Joyce Gough, Adult Education Guidance Counsellor;
• Liz McHugh, Adult Literacy Organiser, City of Dublin Education and Training Board (ETB).

11.20 Health literacy in the classroom

• Edel Finan, Regional Literacy Coordinator, Waterford and Wexford ETB.

11.40 Go to workshops.

11:45 – 1:00pm Morning workshops

(a) Critical literacy and the need for it – Dee Keating, Ballymun Adult Education Service.
Note: Please bring a device (laptop or smartphone) into this workshop.

(b) Supporting tutors working with adult learners with dyslexia – Joyce Gough and
Liz McHugh, City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB).

(c) Teaching mixed ability ESOL classes – Gráinne Stafford and Laura Dwyer, ESOL Adult Literacy Organisers, Cork ETB.

(d) Using technology to teach reading and writing – Jenny Munyoro, Literacy and digital literacy tutor, Kerry ETB.
Note: Please bring a device (laptop or smartphone) into this workshop.

(e) Health literacy in the classroom – Edel Finan, Waterford and Wexford ETB.

(f) Expanding language and literacy through continual ESOL learner engagement: A focus on resources for beginner (A1) level – Angus O’Riordan, ESOL Trainer

1.00pm Lunch.

1.45 – 3.00pm Afternoon workshops

(g) Empowering learners: Harnessing personal stories to boost reading and writing skills – Ester Mackey, Regional Literacy Coordinator and Mary Jo Kennedy, Adult Literacy Organiser, Tipperary ETB.
Note: This workshop is aimed at tutors who may be new to literacy.

(h) Using technology to teach reading and writing – Jenny Munyoro, Literacy and digital literacy tutor, Kerry ETB.
Note: Please bring a device (laptop or smartphone) into this workshop.

(i) Assessment Café (Collaborative Assessment and Feedback Exchange) – Sharon Murphy, Adult literacy tutor, Louth and Meath ETB.

(j) Teaching ESOL literacy learners: This workshop will take a practical approach to supporting ESOL literacy learners – Gráinne Stafford and Laura Dwyer, ESOL Adult Literacy Organisers, Cork ETB.

(k) Dealing with emotions around dyslexia – Danielle Sheehy, Artist, illustrator and dyslexia facilitator.

(l) Memory Techniques which raise self-confidence, assist with recalling text and improve the writing process, through visuals, association and organisation – Tony Sweeney, Literacy and numeracy trainer.

You can view the full list of speakers and workshops in our National Tutors’ Forum Programme and please select 1 Morning and 1 Afternoon workshop when you are registering.

Contact Fergus Dolan at fdolan@nala.ie with any questions.