Integrating Functional Skills

Written rational of negotiating with learners, understanding inclusive learning, how to integrate functional skills and how communication can be delivered to the learner

Teaching is based on many different ideas which all come to gether to help create and deliver a session to a group of learners. It is important to understand how, communication, inclusive learning, functional skills and negotiating with learners can lead to effective learning.
Planning teaching and sessions can enable all learners to have the same opportunities to learn equally and will help the teacher to achieve their learning objectives.

Negotiating with learners
Assessment should be used for teachers as well as learners Life long learning UK (2007) Assessment …show more content…
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In any communication exchange, the teacher should ensure that what has been offered has been understood. Pausing to summarize the things that have been spoken and heard can do this, and by asking questions to get feedback from learners to make sure they have understood and comprehended the topic.
The key with any communication understands the message, which is being conveyed which can be done via questions and answer sessions, quizzes, questionnaires, feedback sessions.

For communication to be effective the teacher needs to understand the barriers to effective communication these can include the following:
* Jargon and specialist terminology – write specialist words or info On the board so learners understand
* Level of language depends on age of the learner be mindful when Developing hand outs so learners