Continuous Professional Development for Teachers: Literacy Module 3

This approach emphasizes learner-centred/participatory methods and continuous assessment, ensuring that every learner receives the attention needed to attain learning outcomes. However, the implementation and management of PCAR in schools have been challenging due to the need for teachers to develop new skills and ways of operating. To address these challenges, the Malawi Teacher Professional Development Support (MTPDS) programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, is providing assistance for the establishment of a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme. This programme provides technical support to the Ministry by working with curriculum specialists from the Malawi Institute of Education and other education professionals to identify the specific needs of school managers and classroom teachers for Standards 1-4, with a special focus on Literacy and Leadership. The MTPDS programme has developed training modules in Literacy and Leadership to address the identified needs. These modules are used to train Primary Education Advisors, head teachers, and CPD mentors, who in turn use the materials to support teachers' professional development in their schools. The modules aim to support the successful implementation of PCAR and OBE, contributing to the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning as well as learner achievement in Malawian schools. The module "Developing Literacy: The Role of Phonics and Fluency in Learning to Read" is one of the training modules developed by the MTPDS programme. This module is designed to give teachers a broad overview of the issues they face in teaching reading in both Chichewa and English. The module covers the importance of phonics in learning to read letters, activities for teaching letter recognition, and modelling teaching letters through phonics. The module also covers teaching syllables and words through phonics, including ideas for teaching syllables and words through phonics and demonstrating teaching syllables and words through phonics. Additionally, the module focuses on improving learners' reading fluency, discussing the meaning of reading fluency, innovative ways of improving learners' reading fluency, and demonstrating how to teach fluency. The module is designed to be used in schools and clusters, with the aim of supporting teachers' professional development and contributing to the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning in Malawian schools. The module is expected to be useful in addressing the needs of school heads, CPD mentors, and teachers in implementing PCAR and OBE successfully.