Element 4 - Identify the literacy strengths and needs of the individual learners in the training or education programme.

Example of a Learning Needs Assessment Report
Learner B appears to be at Step 4 or 5 of the Additive Strategies progression, Step 3 of Multiplicative Strategies progression, and Step 4 of the Proportional Reasoning Strategies progression. The Learner is at Step 4 on the Number Sequence progression, Step 3 on Place Value progression and between Step 2 and 3 of Number Facts progression. Learner B needs to be taught methods and tools for increasing her basic multiplication and division facts up to 10 x 10 before she can move beyond step 3 (using repeated addition) of the Multiplicative progression. Her low Place Value Knowledge will inhibit her learning of partitioning strategies or even rounding strategies for moving along the Additive and Multiplicative progressions.

Performance criteria
4.1	Identification includes finding, contextualising, and using initial adult literacy assessment tasks.

4.2	Needs identification includes recording, collating, and analysing results of initial adult literacy assessment tasks.

4.3	Needs identification includes identifying options for specialist referral for individual learners.

Range:past, present, and potential learning successes; past and potential barriers to learning success.

Candidates will demonstrate that they are able to develop and/or use a range of assessment tools and strategies to assess a learner's literacy and numeracy skills in relation to the Learning Progressions.

This page links to NCEA:
National Certificate in Adult Literacy Education
 * Element 1 - Describe adult literacy in Aotearoa
 * Element 2 - Describe Maori Literacy.
 * Element 3 - Identify the literacy demands of the training or education programme.
 * Element 4 - Identify the literacy strengths and needs of the individual learners in the training or education programme.
 * Element 5 - Integrate literacy skill development into the delivery of the training or education programme.
 * Element 6 - Use literacy teaching strategies to promote adult literacy skill development in the training or education programme.
 * Element 7 - Assess literacy progress in the training or education programme.
 * Element 8 - Evaluate effectiveness of literacy teaching strategies and learning activities and any specialist adult literacy support in the training or education programme.