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© Commonwealth of Australia 2009 Funded under the Adult Literacy National Project by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the Commonwealth. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Commonwealth Copyright Administration, Attorney General’s Department, Robert Garran Offices, National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600 or posted at http://www.ag.gov.au/cca. The views expressed in this (publication/DVD/report/project etc.) do not necessarily represent the views of the Minister for Education or the Australian Government. The Australian Government does not give any warranty nor accept any liability in relation to the contents of this work.’ This report is published by ACL, Level 4, 11 York St, Sydney, NSW 2000. The report and accompanying documents can also be accessed via the ACL website at www.acl.edu.au. This project was undertaken by ACL in partnership with the Dinka Literacy Association. Project Team: ACL Class Teacher and Report Writer: Project Manager: Zenia Davis Barbara Barnard Dinka Literacy Association Bilingual Support Teachers and developers of Dinka language literacy resources Santino Rang Yuot Augustino Dut Joseph Aguok Lual Doong John Awen Madut Aken With thanks to the Steering Committee: Ursula Burgoyne Educational Consultant Jackie Cipollone Education Programs Manager, Social Inclusion & Vocational Access Skills Unit, TAFE NSW Errol Grace Assistant Director Skills, VET and Careers Branch, DEEWR NSW John Carter Regional Operations Manager, AMES Employment Brooke Endycott Community Development Officer, Research and Programs, Auburn Council Delilah Shinko Settlement Services Coordinator, Auburn Diversity Services Inc. Santino Rang Yuot Chairperson, Dinka Literacy Association Mark Lack Manager, Community Relations, ACL Rodolfo Cares Educational Manager, ACL Auburn College
Contents Section 1: Project Report.......................................................................................4 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 4 Methodology.......................................................................................................................... 7 Outcomes .............................................................................................................................. 9 Implications & Recommendations....................................................................................... 14 Suggestions for future programs......................................................................................... 17 Section 2: Food for thought: Practical teaching ideas and learner responses ..........19 Background ......................................................................................................................... 19 Key features of teaching and learning................................................................................. 20 Stories ................................................................................................................................. 21 Sight words – Sentences..................................................................................................... 26 Sight words – Words ........................................................................................................... 27 Handwriting ......................................................................................................................... 28 Telling the time .................................................................................................................... 29 Cleaning .............................................................................................................................. 31 Driving ................................................................................................................................. 32 Section 3: Attachments ..............................................................................................33 1. Dinka Literacy Assessment Tool.................................................................................... 33 2. Famous People: Dinka Story Learning Resource.......................................................... 33 3. Working with the Dinka Class: A Teacher’s Journal ...................................................... 33
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