Development of Literacy and Language Learning for Disadvantaged Young Learners

Topic(s) addressed

• developing skills in formal, non-formal and informal situations;

• implementing all types of learning with cross-sectoral connections 

• producing learning materials for disadvantaged young learners (DYL)

Target groups

• Professionals working with DYL: 

• schools, teachers, principals, etc.

• 500 participants 

Methodologies

• increasing learning opportunities for disadvantaged students

• experience and know-how exchange between cross-sectoral educational institutions

• fostering creativity and multidisciplinary learning

• the use of transdisciplinary materials for literacy development

• interculturalism and multilingualism used in formal, non-formal and informal learning 

Sharing the project outputs via several platforms, (e.g. eTwinning).

Environments

• Innovation and creativity were some of the main underlying principles of all project activities. 

• The cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary approach was ensured since the project partners came from different levels of education (HE institutions, primary schools), 

• Partners from the HE institutions dealt with different fields of science and art.

• The exchange of partners’ knowledge, experience, and expertise brought a new perspective on the topic of literacy development and language learning

Teachers

• The project improved teachers’ competencies and awareness of the importance of informal and non-formal learning

• One of the main outputs of the project was a manual for teachers that didn’t participate in the project directly.

Impact

• A big impact on all target groups – experts in different areas, teachers and professionals who work with DYLs and all the partners in the project. 

• An impact on schools and other vocational organisations. 

• The project also impacted the local community e.g. language classes for foreigners in Croatia. 

• In other countries, the project outputs can be used for projects dealing with teaching minority languages in countries with large diaspora communities.

• Project activities and results were also disseminated in the form of presentations delivered by project partners at international conferences.