Competences

a) Establish the different ways through which an educator can prepare and deliver the curriculum and the way that pupils are able to learn what is taught;
b) Create a supportive classroom environment that can facilitate learner engagement;
c) Create an optimal classroom environment by providing clear purpose and strong guidance for the classroom while encouraging cooperation among the learners and an environment of respect between learners as well as between learners and the teacher;
d) Create an environment that fosters a sense of relatedness, competence, and autonomy in order to facilitate motivation;
e) Ensure that learners are actively involved in their own learning process by utilising peer tutoring, small group work, and peer mentoring which are effective strategies that promote student engagement;
f) Make use of strategies for effective teaching such as linking new content to students’ prior knowledge and interests, collaborative learning strategies, teacher-student questioning interaction, and inquiry-based instruction;
g) Make effective use of the classroom library as this can foster positive reading habits and attitudes of the learners;
h) Establish goals so that learners understand the process of achievement, what outcome is expected, and why the goals are important for the learning process;
i) Create discussion-based approaches such as collaborative reading and questioning the author which can be effective in engaging and supporting learners in their reading development.

Knowledge 

a) Identify the outcomes of international assessments: PIRLS and TIMMS;
b) Identify how learners can benefit from studying and developing strong skills in Mathematics and Science;
c) Describe how learners’ educational resources for learning at home, pre-primary education provided to children, early literacy, numeracy and science activities carried out in the home, and literacy, numeracy and science skills attained by learners before attending primary schools can affect achievement in these areas;
d) Define the importance of the parents’ educational expectations for their children that can enhance their attainment;
e) Discuss the purpose of reading;
f) Identify the diverse processes of comprehension.

Skills

a) Use effective methods of instruction to maintain learner engagement in the content, activating the students cognitively;
b) Plan Mathematics lessons which include small group learning, peer instruction, problem-based learning and technology-aided instruction;
c) Plan Science lessons which include hands-on activities, learner discussion of measurements and results from hands-on activities, and learners working with others on an activity or project as well as with increased frequency of reading textbooks and writing longer answers
about science;
d) Provide stimulating reading tasks around the learner’s interest and hands-on experiences which can fuel the learner’s interest in reading, increasing motivation and reading comprehension;
e) Demonstrate how the use of technology such as computers and tablets can enhance Literacy and the teaching of Mathematics and Science;
f) Apply informal assessments during instruction which help identify the needs of particular individuals, evaluate the pace of the presentation, and adapt the instruction.