Rw/E1.1
Pre-entry: Rw/M6.1, Rw/M6.2, Rw/M7.3, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Rs/E1.1, Rs/E2.2, Rs/E2.3, Rw/E1.1, Ww/E1.2
ESOL: ESOL Rs/E1.1a, ESOL Rs/E2.1b, ESOL Rs/E2.1c, ESOL Rw/E1.1a, ESOL Ww/E1.2b
Resource type: Cloze exercise, Flash cards, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M6, M7, M8, E1, E2
Set of four graduated activities for preEntry up to Entry Level 2 ideal for mixed ability literacy and ESOL groups. Colour word cards provided.
Match identical pictures (Milestones 6-7)
Match or write colour words to pictures (Milestone 8 – Entry 1)
Simple cloze activity (E1-E2)
Literacy: Rw/E1.1
Pre-entry: Rw/M7.3, Rw/M8.3
Free tags: Signs
Context: Independent living
Level: M7, M8, E1
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards
Matching exercise for preEntry and E1 learners to recognise signs and their names.
Pre-entry: Ww/M8.1, Wt/M8.4, Ww/M8.2, Rw/M8.2, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E2.2
Context: Education, Independent living
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
A flexible set of exercises based on common classroom items such as pens, pencils. folders, hole punch, etc. Can be used in a variety of ways – with or without learner support. Includes worksheets and flash / matching cards. Detailed preEntry mapping information. First used at the start of the academic year with a new preEntry class.
Pre-entry: Ww/M8.1, Wt/M8.4, Ww/M8.2, Rw/M8.2, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Apply strategies to spell correctly, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E1.2
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Resource type: Flash cards, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
A flexible and appealing set of exercises that can be used in a variety of ways – with or without learner support. Two worksheets for reading and spelling common items of food and drink, plus word cards. preEntry mapping information. First used as a preEntry revision exercise.
Pre-entry: Rtc/M8.3, Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: M8, E1
Straightforward but very practical worksheet where ESOL learners select a garment and answer questions about its washing care symbols. The written questions require at least E1 reading skills but other parts of the worksheet focus on symbol recognition and are thus suitable for pre-Entry emerging readers / writers.
Note: for more on laundry symbols see “Buying Clothes” PPT below.
Pre-entry: Rw/M8.3
Literacy: Rw/E1.1, Rw/E2.1
Level: M8, E1, E2
Resource type: Teaching idea
How ‘flash’ presentation of social sight vocabulary proved to be motivating. The technique is described and some thoughts about why it seems to have such positive effects on several different levels are offered, and feedback sought.
Literacy: Rt/E2.3, Rt/E3.7, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E3.4
Numeracy: MSS1/E3.3, MSS1/L1.2, MSS1/L1.3
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Resource type: Hands-on / practical activity, Reading comprehension, Sort or match cards
Level: E1, E2, E3, L1
A multi-functional resource for Literacy or Numeracy. Sample TV listings by day, programme, start and end times, channel and genre. Use for alphabetic or numeric sorting, skimming and scanning exercises, literacy social sight vocabulary for days of the week, numeracy exercises for calculating time, etc. This resource contains some sample exercise questions to use which can be developed further according to need. I laminated the sheets and then cut up into days so lower level learners can move the elements around. Higher level learners can work from the whole page sheets as well.
Literacy: Reading: text focus (comprehension), Rw/E1.1, Writing: text focus (composition)
Pre-entry: Rw/M8.3
ESOL: ESOL Reading: text focus (comprehension), ESOL Writing: text focus (composition), ESOL Rw/E1.1a
Free tags: Equality and Diversity, Humour
Context: Independent living
Resource type: Interactive presentation, On-screen activity or video, Reading comprehension, Sort or match cards, Writing prompts
Level: M8, E1, E2
Housework videoHousework is a set of three related resources:
Housework is a very funny video (with a rather predictable ending!) accompanied by words and jolly music and designed to introduce, complement or summarise the two related resources below.
Although aimed at M8-E2, ESOL/Literacy groups of all levels will enjoy this video and it is bound to prompt disucssion. Supplied as a zipped WMV (Windows Media Video) file (6.8 MB).
Literacy: Rw/E1.1
Resource type: Bingo, lotto or Pelmanism
Level: E1
Ideal for Entry 1 Literacy. 10 different bingo boards – each with 9 words.
Literacy: Rs/E1.1, Rw/E1.1, Rw/E1.2
ESOL: ESOL Rs/E1.1a, ESOL Rw/E1.1a
Level: E1
Resource type: Flash cards, Sort or match cards, Worksheet or assignment
Cat prepositionsCat prepositions is a lovely set of worksheets, flashcards and word cards (to make sentences) on prepositions of place – based on an interactive exercise at http://inglesalagon.iespana.es/ejercicios/prepositions_of_place_1.htm
