Set realistic goals. Make them challenging enough to engage the student's interest. Assess what the student can do. Apply the material that is relevant to their skills.
Identify the student's learning techniques. See whether they use their fingers to add or subtract. Watch whether they use phonetic cues in their reading. Do this by observing the student through a range of different activities.
Record the student's development in their individual learning plan (ILP). This identifies what the student wants to learn. You should also set a time frame in which they want to achieve this.
Identify what their long-term goals are. Ask them what they want their outcome to be. Get them to write down their specific literacy goals. Allow space for them to record when their goals have been achieved.
Make clear what they need to do to achieve these goals. Make sure that you make the learning process comprehensible. As the student grows in literacy skill, have them set more goals.
Provide regular feedback. This will encourage the student to achieve their goals. If the goal is too large, break it into smaller goals. Go through the goals and create strategies to achieving each step.
Congratulate the student when she achieves a goal. This will also encourage the student. Help her understand that the process may be slow, but eventually she will achieve her literacy goals.