ED505R: PARTICIPATIVE APPROACHES TO LITERACY DIFFICULTIES (2024-2025)

During this online course, models of participation are examined in order to develop a clear understanding of the processes, skills and attitudes that underpin effective participatory practice. The key issues of literacy and literacy difficulties are then considered to provide a framework for understanding the perspectives of the learner and the importance of a collaborative approach with all.  This course is designed to support critical reflection; facilitate professional development; inform and transform practice; and enhance children’s experiences and learning.

This course aims to enable participants to reflect critically on their own professional, participative practice and to consider a range of influences and perspectives in the field of literacy difficulties.  In particular, it will include a critical consideration of the following:

• the principles underpinning effective participative practice;
• models of participation;
• the distinction between ‘deep’ and ‘functional’ collaboration;
• the role of underlying values and attitudes in the genesis of participative practice;
• the impact of power relations, and institutional factors on participation and learning;
• strategies for enabling participation;
• pupil and parent perspectives on learning and participation
• interprofessional working, learning and participation
• different theoretical perspectives on literacy difficulties, including historical developments
• perspectives, needs and rights of pupils and parents
• importance of emotions in learning
• strategies for making the curriculum more accessible
• the wider implications of literacy difficulties within an inclusive and collaborative educational framework

• Any Postgraduate Programme
• Education (ED)