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Specialist in Literacy Course

What will I learn?

Improve your teaching skills with our Specialist in Literacy Course, designed for education professionals who want to improve how they teach reading and writing. Explore effective teaching methods like balanced literacy, phonics, and the whole language approach. Understand what's currently happening in literacy, different learning needs, and the basic ideas behind reading and writing. Become skilled in assessment, lesson planning, and checking how well programmes are working. Learn to use multimedia resources and digital tools to change and improve your literacy teaching. Join us to become an expert in teaching reading and writing.

Apoia's Unique Features

Online course with lifetime access
Certificate aligned with educational standards
Printable PDF summaries
Online support always available
Select and arrange the chapters you wish to study
Customize your course workload
Instant feedback on practical activities
Study anytime, no internet connection required

Develop skills

Enhance the growth of the practical skills listed below

Become skilled in balanced literacy techniques for different types of classrooms.

Use phonics and whole language strategies effectively.

Plan and assess literacy assessments to help learners improve.

Use multimedia and digital tools in literacy programmes.

Change your literacy teaching to suit different cultures and special needs.

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before starting, you can modify the chapters and the workload.

  • Select which chapter to commence with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can include

You’ll be able to generate additional chapters similar to the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional growth. It does not equate to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate qualification, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.