VCAL - Literacy
Intermediate
New for 2011
We wish to update you on the new resources that we have available to
enhance your school’s VCAL programs.
The existing sets;
Personal Development Skills for VCAL and Literacy Skills for VCAL will be retired at the end of Term 3, 2010.
In their place we are releasing new updated resources specifically written for each
of the VCAL levels starting with Personal Development Skills - Intermediate and Literacy -
Intermediate. These new, level-specific, student workbooks have been written to satisfy all outcomes associated
with a particular program of VCAL instruction.
Pre-printed workbooks
Literacy - Intermediate will be
available as a professionally pre-printed student workbook of approximately 140-150 pages, that you can either
purchase directly from us or through your regular booklist supplier.
You might use this new student workbook with individual students or as a class set resource for entire cohorts. You
can either purchase these directly from us or through your regular booklist supplier.
Workbooks will be approximately $30 through booksellers, (less if purchased directly from us).
Master license
As with all of our VCAL resources you might also choose to buy a master license to reproduce
these resources yourself.
Master set license will be $165. Master license discounts will be available for schools purchasing bulk copies of
the pre-printed workbooks or for schools who have an existing Literacy master license.
The resources are supported by a new program specific teaching guide made available exclusively to those schools
that are using sets of these new workbooks and/or to those who have purchased the master license.
A sample of this will be available on this website in early August.
Availability and preview
samples FAQ
Literacy
- Intermediate is expected to be available late November 2010. You can booklist this
workbook at any time before that.
Samples are available as downloadable PDF files through this website and will be updated on a continuing
basis.
Further details
will be confirmed over the new few weeks so keep checking this website for further
updates.
Please contact us to let us know if you are planning to use these new resources.
Any questions, just call us or send an
e-mail.
Contents: Literacy -
Intermediate
(Topic structure may change
slightly)
1. Introduction 1
1.01 Different Literacies
1.03 Words and Meaning
1.09 Bits and Pieces
1.11 Mini-Biographies
1.13 Presentation Skills
1.13 Assessment Task
1.18 Peer Evaluation Sheet
1.19 Self-Assessment
2. Getting it Down 21
2.01 Organising Ideas
2.07 Keeping a Journal
2.11 Talking to Writing
2.17 Interview Skills
2.19 Assessment Task
2.21 Self-Assessment
3. Filling the Gaps 43
3.01 Practical Literacy
3.03 How’s Your Form?
3.11 Reporting Forms
3.15 Online Forms
3.18 Assessment Task
3.19 Self-Assessment
4. Being Heard 63
4.01 Effective Communication
4.05 Non-verbal
Communication
4.17 Instructions
4.10 Assessment Task
4.11 Self-Assessment
5. Cutting Through 77
5.01 Knowledge is Power
5.03 Research Information
5.07 Evaluating Sources
5.09 Using Statistics
5.11 Dodgy Numbers
5.15 Assessment Task
5.17 Self-Assessment
6. Reporting 97
6.01 Structure of Reports
6.05 Report Writing
6.08 Bibliographies
6.09 Advanced Surveying
6.13 Assessment Task
6.15 Self-Assessment
7. Investigating Issues 113
7.01 Analysing issues
7.05 Tools of Analysis
7.07 Persuasion and Coercion
7.09 Constructing an Argument
7.13 Assessment Task
7.15 Self-Assessment
8. Making Your Case 129
8.01 Essay Writing
8.03 Essay Structure
8.09 Modelling Ideas
8.11 Assessment Task - Essay
8.17 Self-Assessment
9. Proformas/other Resources 145
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