Sometimes the difficulties lie not with the employee but with the complex language of the forms, manuals and policies. We can prepare Clear Speech documentation that makes it easier for employees to access the information they need. In public and community-based schools, heritage language instruction is focused on the development of functional communication skills in languages other than English or French. By learning to speak a new language, other cultures, countries and opportunties become accessible. Often heritage language teachers in community-based schools have full responsibility for program development as well as instruction, with few resources and little opportunity for focused professional development.
Additional training can help to make delivery easier and learning more effective.
It involves the identification of needs and expectations, analysis of participants and stakeholders, as well as the development of guidelines, teaching sequences, and practical teaching resources and how-to's. We can offer services or training in these areas. Praxis can help you to develop practical assessment techniques and instruments to track the progress of your students. Compare intake and exit levels, and use the information to plan changes to your program. Praxis can organize or deliver teacher training in a variety of areas.