Ww/E2.2

Use their knowledge of sound-symbol relationships and phonological patterns (e.g. consonant clusters and vowel phonemes) to help work out correct spellings, as appropriate for the needs of the learner
(a) Understand that many words follow regular spelling patterns which correspond to certain sounds
(b) Understand that most irregular words have at least some regular elements
(c) Understand that it is possible to greatly reduce the chances of making random spelling errors by applying their knowledge of spelling patterns and rules
(d) Understand that adding -s to nouns is a common way of indicating more than one, and know the term plural
(e) Understand that -ed and -ing are common spellings at the end of words, used to show the past and present forms of verbs
(f) Understand that some words can be split into parts to help spelling, e.g. compound words, words with prefixes or suffixes

Using this resource, learners at E1-2 level learn to recognise vowels and consonants, spell the days of the week and identify these spellings with everyday activities and calendar usage. At E2-3 level learners can use the resource to develop their ideas into sentences that incorporate days of the week.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 1
English
Adult Literacy: writing - punctuation & grammar (Ws)
Functional English - writing
Ww/E2.2
Ww/E2.1
Ww/E1.3
Ww/E1.1
ESOL
ESOL Ww/E2.1a Spell correctly majority of personal details & familiar common words
ESOL Ww/E1.1b Use basic sound-letter correspondence & letter patterns to aid spelling
ESOL Ww/E1.1a Use and spell correctly some personal key words and familiar words

This is a resource for teaching compound words to mixed ability groups. There are five different word match activities and two help sheets.

I use the first two activities, sports and food, with E1-2 learners. Depending on their ability you can either give the learners both topics at once or give them one at a time to make the activity easier. For very low level students I’d give the learners one topic at a time and a help sheet.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Rw/E3.5
AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patterns
AL Ww/E3.2 Use phonic knowledge to help spelling
Ww/E2.2
ESOL
ESOL Ww/E3.1a Apply spelling knowledge to a wide range of common & special-interest words
ESOL Rw/E3.5a Use variety of reading strategies to read/understand unfamiliar words
Context
Sport and fitness
Catering Food Nutrition

Root word family cards are two sets of flash cards that can be used to visualise the concept of root words to entry level and L1 students.

The entry level cards contain a number of root words and their word families, with a picture representation of each word. The level one sheet contains a higher level of vocabulary and the pictures have been removed.

Lesson Ideas

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Prefixes, suffixes & plurals
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies
Rw/L1.3
Rw/E3.1
AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patterns
AL Ww/E3.2 Use phonic knowledge to help spelling
Ww/E2.2
ESOL
ESOL Ww/L1.1a Apply knowledge about vocabulary to aid accurate spelling
ESOL Ww/E3.1a Apply spelling knowledge to a wide range of common & special-interest words
ESOL Ww/E2.1b Use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships & phonological patterns when spelling
ESOL Rw/L1.3a Recognise and understand an increasing range of vocabulary
ESOL Rw/L1.1a Use reference material to find the meaning of unfamiliar words
ESOL Rw/E3.5a Use variety of reading strategies to read/understand unfamiliar words
ESOL Rw/E3.1a Recognise and understand relevant specialist key words
ESOL Rw/E2.3a Use context & range of phonic / graphic knowledge to decode words

This resource was created for Adult Literacy Entry 3 Learners. It includes reading comprehension and related exercises covering many curriculum areas, based on the Halloween theme.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies
Wt/E3.4
Rw/E3.4
Rw/E3.3
Rt/L1.3
AL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
Functional English reading
AL Ww/E3.2 Use phonic knowledge to help spelling
AL Ww/E3.1 Spell common words
Ww/E2.2
Ww/E2.1
Context
History, culture, museums, libraries

Students need to work in pairs and throw a coin (heads, move 1; tails move 2). Each time they land on a blend they need to write down a word with that blend in it. Great when laminated.

Carrie was inspired to create this game after she saw a similar idea created by Mo Hammond, Liverpool.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 1
English
Ww/E2.2
Ww/E1.3

A topical reading exercise aimed at Entry 2 but would suit mixed ability groups from E1-E3. Based on a simplified text about the history of the Olympic Games.
Includes general comprehension and true/false questions; a ‘missing vowels’ exercise and alphabetical ordering. Fully mapped to the E2 Functional English criteria and the adult literacy curriculum.

Level
Entry Level 2
English
Functional English - writing
Wt/E2.1
Ws/E2.1
Rw/E2.4
Rw/E2.1
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
Functional English reading
Ww/E2.2
Context
Sport and fitness
History, culture, museums, libraries

Designed for E2 students. Builds up their vocabulary and spellings after working on wh, th, ch and sh digraphs, but can be used to focus on any desired initial phoneme.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
Ww/E1.3
Ww/E2.2

A straightforward but very useful 1 page spelling sheet written for E2 ESOL (also great for Literacy).

Level
Entry Level 2
English
Ww/E2.2
ESOL
ESOL Ww/E2.1b Use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships & phonological patterns when spelling

A short text accompanied by comprehension questions and related spelling activities based on vowel phonemes – ea (as in bread), ea (as in mean), ee, and ear.

Level
Entry Level 2
English
Ww/E2.2
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts

Mary and Sam / tch words – read the story (a great twist at the end!), highlight and practise writing the -tch words (also introduces -ed and -ing suffixes) and then complete a crossword.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words
AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patterns
Ww/E1.3
Ww/E2.2