RCI-21726 · Media Literacy

Media Literacy — Educator / Community Leader Starter Skill Builder · Live Group

Interpret and evaluate messages across news, advertising, social and multimedia. This version is designed for adults supporting readers at starter level through interactive small-group learning.

Educator / Community LeaderStarterLive GroupSkill Builder5 learning hours
Reading Club International visual
RCIRead brighter. Write bolder. Grow further.
Explorecourse outcomes • journey • progression
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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure purpose with highly supported practice.
  • Develop increasingly independent representation with highly supported practice.
  • Develop applied persuasion with highly supported practice.
  • Develop confident verification with highly supported practice.
  • Apply Media Literacy skills through structured practice appropriate to adults supporting readers.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Who Made This?Focus: purpose

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

Unit 2 · How Is It Framed?Focus: representation

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

Unit 3 · How Does It Persuade?Focus: persuasion

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

Unit 4 · Verify Before SharingFocus: verification

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 purpose, representation, persuasion, verification at Starter level.

Progression

After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Media Literacy, 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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