RCI-39268 · Visual Literacy

Visual Literacy — Adult Foundation Applied Project · Live Group

Interpret and create meaning through images, diagrams, layout, symbols and design. This version is designed for 18+ at foundation level through interactive small-group learning.

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What you should be able to do

  • Develop secure image interpretation with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop increasingly independent visual conventions with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop applied layout with clear guided foundations.
  • Develop confident multimodal meaning with clear guided foundations.
  • Apply Visual Literacy skills through real-world application appropriate to 18+.
  • Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.

Course journey

Unit 1 · Read the ImageFocus: image interpretation

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 2 · Notice Visual ChoicesFocus: visual conventions

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 3 · Interpret LayoutFocus: layout

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

Unit 4 · Create Multimodal MeaningFocus: multimodal meaning

Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to 18+.

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 Adult learners (18+) who want to develop image interpretation, visual conventions, layout, multimodal meaning at Foundation level.

Progression

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