RCI-17565 · Academic Writing

Academic Writing — Educator / Community Leader Developing Masterclass · Self-Paced

Write clearly and formally for study, assignments and research contexts. This version is designed for adults supporting readers at developing level through independent digital learning.

Educator / Community LeaderDevelopingSelf-PacedMasterclass11 learning hours
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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure formal style with increasing independence.
  • Develop increasingly independent structure with increasing independence.
  • Develop applied evidence integration with increasing independence.
  • Develop confident academic editing with increasing independence.
  • Apply Academic Writing skills through deep guided study appropriate to adults supporting readers.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Academic VoiceFocus: formal style

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 2 · Structure the ResponseFocus: structure

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 3 · Use EvidenceFocus: evidence integration

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

Unit 4 · Edit for PrecisionFocus: academic editing

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to adults supporting readers.

How learning is evidenced

Practice evidence

Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.

Completion task

A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.

Who this pathway is for

This pathway is designed for Educator / Community Leader learners (adults supporting readers) who want to develop formal style, structure, evidence integration, academic editing at Developing level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Academic Writing, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.

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