Literacy Snapshots
SIL on the Field
STEP Course: Strengthening Tokples Education in Papua New Guinea
STEP Course Village Assignments, Summary for Modules 1-4
Primary Goal: In order to consolidate, apply, practice and extend what participants have learned in each module, they will work through and complete the village assignments designed for them.
Note: Assignments may be adapted to fit individual situations.
Module 1 Assignments
- Conduct a two-week Writers’ Workshop.
- Read the stories written in Module 1 and at the workshop to people in the village (fluency practice).
- Complete the cultural calendar, get community involvement, especially from village elders.
- Conduct a literacy awareness presentation in your community and visit local government offices.
- Find out the literacy needs of the area (Literacy Needs Assessment).
- Write a personal or family mission statement.
- Draw a village area map for future village reports at STEP.
- Translate health texts into vernacular:
- Nutrition;
- Hygiene;
- Dangerous Things.
- Complete 5 inductive Bible studies in the vernacular and write them in your exercise book.
- Keep an accurate financial record of expenses for assignments on your financial record sheet.
Module 2 Assignments
- Run a Writers’ Workshop. Write predictable stories that go with themes and make into Big Books (at least 5).
- Read the predictable stories to others in the village. Practice letter formation at workshop. (Fluency practice)
- Choose 5 new themes and develop theme webs with learning activities listed for each of the four elements of literacy.
- Write lesson plans for the Four Elements of Literacy for one of the themes you have developed. Teach these lessons in the village.
- Teach the literacy lessons used in practice teaching this module to children in the village.
- Continue with literacy awareness sessions in the village and visit local level government officer.
- Translate 3 health texts into vernacular and make into Big Books.
- Diarrhoea;
- Immunizations;
- Child Health and Safety
- Complete 5 inductive Bible studies in the vernacular and write them in your exercise book.
- Keep an accurate financial record of expenses for assignments on your financial record sheet.
Module 3 Assignments
- Complete theme webs (5), term plans (1), weekly lesson guides (10), for all of Term 1. Write a complete set of lesson plans for one week.
- Teach the lessons you used in practice teaching during Module 3 incorporating principles learned in classroom management and teaching/learning principles.
- Run a Materials Production Workshop to produce more stories and teaching aids.
- Read stories you have written to people in the village (fluency practice).
- Continue to do informal awareness sessions in your area and visit local government officer or provincial education officer
- Translate 3 health texts into vernacular and make into Big Books.
- Malaria;
- TB;
- Coughs and Colds.
- Complete 5 inductive Bible studies in the vernacular and write them in your exercise book.
- Keep an accurate financial record of expenses for assignments on your financial record sheet.
Module 4 Assignments
- Conduct a two-week Teacher Training Workshop.
- Continue working on completion of materials for one-year prep-school curriculum (four terms).
- term plans,
- theme webs,
- lesson plans,
- weekly lesson guides,
- books,
- stories,
- teaching aids, etc.
- Assist community in setting up a literacy committee (if needed).
- Write a personal profile in English for graduation booklet.
- Read stories you have written to people in the village (fluency practice).
- Continue literacy awareness in local community and public relations with local level government officials.
- Complete 5 inductive Bible studies in vernacular and write them in exercise book.
- Keep an accurate financial record of your expenses for assignments on the financial record sheet.