Stuart Hollis Viv Berkeley Development Officer, Learning Difficulties Challenges, approaches and outcomes: Developing Independence through Literacies Learning.

Stuart Hollis

Viv BerkeleyViv BerkeleyDevelopment Officer, Development Officer, Learning Difficulties Learning Difficulties

Challenges, approaches and Challenges, approaches and outcomes: Developing outcomes: Developing Independence through Independence through

Literacies Learning Literacies Learning

Learning leaks…….Learning leaks…….

Essential ingredients……Essential ingredients……

Being, having and doing……Being, having and doing……

• Being - developing a sense of and belief in one’s own identity and who we want to become

• Having -acquiring new skills, knowledge and understanding and accessing new opportunities

• Doing -becoming empowered to participate, and being enabled to participate

Dee et al (2006)

Learning for Living PathfinderLearning for Living Pathfinder

Person Centred Approaches and adults with learning difficultiesPerson Centred Approaches and adults with learning difficulties

Blackpool and Flyde CollegeBlackpool and Flyde College

Learning Curve (Social Services)Learning Curve (Social Services)

Using ICT as a means of Using ICT as a means of communicationcommunication

Manchester Adult Education Services

Leicester CollegeLeicester College

Leicester CollegeLeicester College

Varying the ways of engaging with Varying the ways of engaging with parents and carersparents and carers