How To Keep Adult Literacy Learners Engaged And Motivated via ABC Life Literacy Canada

How To Keep Adult Literacy Learners Engaged And Motivated

ABC Life Literacy Canada: 6.09.2020

While learning can be a challenge at any age, it can be even more difficult as an adult. Family responsibilities, jobs and household duties can limit the amount of time adults have to devote to education and hinder their ability to achieve their learning goals. As a result, literacy practitioners often struggle to keep learners engaged.

While some adult learners simply stop attending their classes, it’s important they remain motivated and consistent in their attendance in order to gain the benefits. The following five tips will show you how to keep your adult literacy learners engaged and motivated so that they can successfully complete their literacy programs.

Set Appropriate Goals

Breaking down learning goals into short-term and long-term goals can help learners reach milestones quicker, and therefore feel a sense of accomplishment, more fulfilled and motivated.

Structure your learning environment in a way that encourages learners to focus on practical knowledge and skills, rather than on facts and theories.

Keep Learners Motivated

To encourage adults to persist through coursework, show them how the work is useful, important, interesting and worth their time. For a lot of learners, their ultimate goal is to find meaningful work. Choose topics or programs that teach the skills needed to achieve their goals, and emphasize why it’s important.

Inspire Self-Directed Learning

Self-directed learning environments put the learner in charge of their own education.

Learners should be encouraged to make choices regarding course options, content and assessments and be encouraged to work at their own pace, with the freedom to choose what they learn.

Encourage Collaboration and Cooperation

Skill competence, engagement, motivation and persistence are developed in learning environments that inspire learners to work with other learners. Collaborating together provides an opportunity to draw on existing strengths and skills from lived experiences.

Offer Incentives

Remove as many barriers as possible that could impact an adult learner’s ability to remain engaged in their coursework. Offer courses free of charge, provide child care support or replacement of lost wages so that adults who may not otherwise be able to attend can now enrol.  READ MORE ➤➤

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