Family Learning - Boost Your Child`s Literacy Skills

Course intent

You will develop your skills and knowledge to support your child’s literacy. This will positively impact on your family wellbeing

What will I learn?

This is a FREE online three-week course (2-hour sessions). You will work with the tutor and other parents to recognise and understand different text types, with a focus on vocabulary. Explore and learn commonly used term, words and acronyms with school

• Recognise and understand different text types.
• How to fill in a form correctly and the checks to make afterwards.
• Enjoy playing several word and sentence games. Recognise and understand different text types.
• Learn words and acronyms used within schools and places of work.

  Who is this course for? Is there anything I need to know before joining?

  This course is suitable for parents, carers and grandparents who live in Surrey and want to Learn how to boost your child literacy skills. Delivered on Zoom

  What do I need to bring to the first class? Will there be any extra costs?

  What do I need to know:

• Have your camera on
• Provide a mobile phone number and email address when you enrol so that we can contact you about your course.
• Please attend all sessions
• A reliable internet connection
• A computer/laptop/tablet or phone with a fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome), microphone and camera
• A pen and paper
• Check your email for detailed joining instructions two days before course starts.
• Fill out the ‘Getting to know you form and the `Tell us what you think` form
• Contact us on family.learning@surreycc.gov.uk if you have any questions

  What can I do when I finish the course?

  At the end of this course we will give you details of what you can move on to next, for example volunteering, further courses with Surrey Adult Learning, a college or employment

  Additional Information

  We welcome learners with additional needs and disabilities. When you enrol, please let us know if you would like to discuss your extra support needs with a member of the Supported Learning Team who will then contact you as soon as possible. If you are enrolling within 10 days of the course start date, we may not be able to contact you before your first class.

We value and support equality, diversity and inclusion by promoting fairness and respect at all times.

How to enrol

You can't currently enrol online for this course, so please call 0300 200 1044 to express your interest or to make an enquiry for further information.

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