Family Literacy in French in Newfoundland and Labrador
2013
III- Third step in the design loop: Define best practices for supporting parenting skills (at start of process and throughout intervention) Third, we find it important to establish the “practices” to be developed which, in the context of personal and community development, can be divided into two categories: literacy practices related to personal development (e.g., regular use of digital technology) and practices related to community development (e.g., serving effectively on a board of directors, volunteering). Examples of literacy practices related to personal development - Practices for reading personal documents (e.g., reading novels). - Practices for writing various documents (e.g., keeping a personal journal). - Practices for using printed documents (e.g., responding to surveys). - Practices for using digital technologies. - Practices for using numeracy (e.g., establishing a personal budget). - etc. Examples of literacy practices related to community development • Participating effectively in meetings. • Co-ordinating group activities. • Taking part in community activities and events (sport events, cultural events, recreational activities). • Taking part in activities to support a fund-raising campaign. • Volunteering actively for community events. • Developing activities to promote the use and importance of people’s mother tongue and Francophone cultural practices at the community level. • etc. IV- Fourth step in the design loop: Define the knowledge to be learned to support development of parenting practices and skills (at start of process and throughout intervention) Lastly, we come to the three types of knowledge: “knowledge,” “know-how” and “selfawareness,” all of which may be developed over the short term and throughout the intervention. Adults have to learn specialized strategic knowledge in order to develop the practices and skills they need.
Needs Assessment and Recommended Models
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