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Just a few comments and suggested literacy level/s are given for each mystery link. You may well disagree! |
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 Resource link A generic
practice material from the
DfES Embedded Learning Portal designed to be used alongside the
printable embedded materials on the same site. (These currently cover: horticulture, family health,
trowel occupations, effective communication for international nurses,
social care). Free paper-based copies (which
include a CD with all the interactive practice materials, plus
dozens of useful audio files) are available from the DfES -
contact DfES Publications on 0845 60 222 60,
dfes@prolog.uk.com.
Entry level 2 - read and understand words on forms related to
personal information. Curriculum link Rw/E2.1. Comments - clear audio, good layout, I like the talking
glossary / dictionary! Learning Styles - V, A (if used as a group
presentation), also K if students use individually. |
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 Resource link B more generic material from the
DfES Embedded Learning Portal (above for details). Level
2 - using correct punctuation including apostrophes, commas and
inverted commas. Curriculum link
Ws/L2.4. Comments - a nice short snippet that would fit
well into any level 1 or 2 subject which requires essay or assignment
writing. I like the speaker's accent! Learning Styles - V, A (as a group presentation), also K if students use individually. |
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 Resource link C yet more generic material from the
DfES Embedded Learning Portal (above for details).
pre-Entry Milestone 7 - distinguish between print, text, symbols and
images. Curriculum link
Rtc/M7.1 Comments - wonderful for stimulating discussion when
displayed on a large screen to a small group of learners (or even better
on an interactive whiteboard / touch screen where non-mouse users can
participate). Again, I like the accent (same as in Resource B) - sounds
really friendly and would appeal to learners at this level. Learning
Styles - V, A (if used as a group presentation), also K if students
use individually. |
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 Resource link D from
BBC
Skillswise site - which is aimed exclusively at Level 1 learners
(literacy and numeracy). This site is massive and new resources are added
almost every week. Many activities are suitable for 16-19 year olds. There
are games, quizzes and other interactive activities along with hundreds of
printable worksheets and fact sheets. Level 1 - Listen for
and understand explanations, instructions and narratives on different
topics in a range of contexts. Curriculum link
SLlr/L1.2 Comments - until recently speaking and listening has
been almost totally disregarded (despite being in the Literacy curriculum
since 2001) so it's great to see some resources appearing in this area.
The tie-in with BBC Casualty gives it added appeal. Learning Styles
- V, and especially A (if used as a group presentation), also K if
students use individually. |
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 Resource link E
an example of an easily made interactive Word document, created by a tutor
who then contributed it to the
Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre.
Comments - Word can be used to make really useful interactive
worksheets using drop down boxes or drag and drop.
Entry 2 - use phonic and graphic knowledge to decode words. Curriculum
link Rw/E2.3.
Learning Styles - V and K. |
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 Resource link F from the
Adult Basic Skills Resource Centre.
Comments - I
first designed this cloze for a small group of Milestone 8 - Entry 1
learners and used it in conjunction with the
Skills for Life learner materials (which provided the
Pickles finds the World Cup story) published in 2003. These materials
are also available (free) in printed form (with useful audio CDs
and copious teaching notes) for all
five levels of Literacy, Numeracy & ESOL - see DfES contact
above. Entry 1 - read short
narratives. Curriculum link
Rt/E1.1 or visit the
Entry 1
reading area of my site for further related resources. Learning
Styles - V and K. |
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 Resource link G 'Signs, signals and labels' is just one small
example of a PDF printable resource from the new
Embedded Learning Portal
. This example comes from 'Trowel Occupations' and focuses on health
and safety signs. Aimed at Entry 3 and Level 1 (a variety of
curriculum link including 'relating images to print'
Rt/E3.9 and 'purpose of
text' Rt/L1.2). See above for details of
free printed versions with audio CDS. Comment - the embedded learning resources
are great, they include some really good source materials such as health
and safety texts, gardening texts (under Horticulture) that I have used
successfully in discrete basic skills. Most are aimed at Entry 3 - level 1
but the Family Health modules also include some great resources for Milestone 8 and Entry 1. Available as PDFs and also Word docs (good for copying, pasting
and modifying). Learning Styles - V (but also A as some activities
have accompanying audio on CD - for example, an audio description of an incident that
is used to to complete an accident report form). |
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 Resource link
I 'Writing paragraphs' from
the BBC Skillswise site (read more here).
Great for group writing on a large screen. Comments - I have used
this resource very successfully in Level 1 literacy for work on
paragraphs, layout and language of newspapers, speech marks, alliteration,
etc. The learning group all contributed ideas, vocabulary and felt
unhindered as I was doing the typing for them. This involved much editing
and re-typing as the group discussed exactly what they wanted me to write.
Modelling the writing process is great as students can see that no one
dashes off a perfect piece of writing first time - it needs planning,
discussion, editing and proof reading. Click picture left, to see our
report. Main curriculum link Wt/L1.3
(present information in a logical sequence, using paragraphs where
appropriate). Learning Styles - V and K (if done individually)
also A (if used for group work as described here). |
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 Resource link
J 'Healthy living' is just one module from the Level 2 Literacy
Skills for Life Learner materials (written in 2003, for teaching
discrete basic skills). These materials (written for all five levels of
Literacy, numeracy and ESOL) also available as FREE paper-based copies (which
include CDs with many useful listening and speaking materials) are available from the DfES -
contact DfES Publications on 0845 60 222 60,
dfes@prolog.uk.com. Learning Styles
- vary throughout module which is 20 pages long. Comments -
Although written for discrete basic skills this module covers a whole
range of Level 2 skills, important across all disciplines, including:
summarising information, research skills, using the internet and library,
writing a project. |
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L. Find the download page for Level 1 literacy resources. Write down the title of a spelling resource that has been contributed by a site user and the related curriculum link. The Level 1 literacy page is here. Did you find this resource (mind maps)? The curriculum link is Ww/L1.1.
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M. Can you find an interactive scheme of work for Entry Level 1 literacy? What did my class do in week 3? The scheme of work is here - in week 3 we had a college hunt for signs and symbols. |
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N. What did I use Sherbet Lemons for? I used them in a multi-sensory lesson about adjectives. |
