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Entry 2 Literacy RESOURCES INDEX page last updated 19/06/10 |
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General Entry 2 literacy resources that cover many curriculum elements (reading, writing, speaking & listening) Help with curriculum elements | Assessment, practice papers, etc. | Multiple skills or levels | SoW, lesson plans, curriculum docs | Miscellaneous (inc seasonal - topical) | |
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| Speaking and Listening | General Entry 2 speaking and listening resources that cover many curriculum elements | ||
| SLr/E2 Listen and respond | SLc/E2 Speak to communicate | SLd/E2 Engage in discussion | |
| E2.1 Listen for gist of narratives, descriptions & conversations | E2.1 Speak clearly to be heard and understood in straightforward exchanges | E2.1 Follow the gist of discussions | |
| E2.2 Listen for detail in short explanations and instructions | E2.2 Make requests and ask questions to obtain information in everyday contexts | E2.2 Follow the main points and make appropriate contributions to the discussion | |
| E2.3 Listen for and identify main points of short explanations or presentations | E2.3 Express clearly statements of fact, and short accounts and descriptions | ||
| E2.4 Listen to and follow short, straightforward, oral instructions | E2.4 Ask questions to clarify understanding | ||
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| Reading | General Entry 2 resources that cover many curriculum elements (inc. reading) | ||
| Rt/E2 Reading comprehension | Rs/E2 Grammar and Punctuation | Rw/E2 Vocabulary & word recognition | |
| E2.1 Trace and understand the main events of chronological and instructional texts: fiction | non fiction | E2.1 Read and understand linking words and adverbials in instructions and directions (e.g. next, then, right and straight on) | E2.1 Recognise high-frequency words and words with common spelling patterns | |
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E2.2 Recognise the different purposes of texts at this level |
E2.2 Use knowledge of simple sentence structure and word order to help decipher unfamiliar words and predict meaning. | E2.2 Use context clues and own knowledge and experience to predict unknown words: miscellaneous (inc. mixed phonics) | phonics (vowels) | phonics (consonants)| decoding confusables | roots, prefixes and suffixes | |
| E2.3 Identify common sources of information | E2.3 Apply own life experience and knowledge to check out plausible meanings of a sentence as a whole when decoding unfamiliar words. | E2.3 Use a simplified dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words | |
| E2.4 Use illustrations and captions to locate information | E2.4 Use punctuation and capitalisation to aid understanding. | E2.4 Use initial letter to find and sequence words in alphabetical order | |
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General Entry 2 writing resources that cover many curriculum elements |
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| Wt/E2 Writing composition | Ws/E2 Grammar and Punctuation | Ww/E2 Spelling and Handwriting | |
| E2.1 Use written words and phrases to record or present information. | E2.1 Construct simple and compound sentences, using common conjunctions to connect two clauses (e.g. as, but, and). | E2.1 Spell correctly the majority of personal details and familiar common words such as months of the year, numbers to 20: general strategies inc. mnemonics | confusables | contextualised (colours, work) | word games & cloze exercises | |
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| E2.3 Use punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, capital letters and question marks). | E2.2 use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships and phonological patterns (e.g. consonant clusters, vowel phonemes) to help work out correct spellings, as appropriate for needs of the learner: miscellaneous | long and short vowels | consonants | ||
| E2.4 Use a capital letter for proper nouns | |||
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HELP: read
this section if you are new to the site or unfamiliar with the adult
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All worksheets and resources on this page are all linked Entry Level 3 of the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum (England). To find resources for other levels of the curriculum (pre-Entry, E1, E3, L1, L2) click here. If you can't find the resource you need - please contact Maggie for help. The original 2001 printed version of the adult literacy curriculum has been updated (2009) and replaced by an online interactive curriculum on the Excellence Gateway site (you will need to register in order to access the literacy, numeracy, pre-entry and ESOL curricula). |
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Some resources (shown by purple shading) in the literacy sections are linked to the DfES Skills for life Learner Materials. Printed versions of these (with audio CDS) were available free to all institutions in England teaching adult literacy, numeracy or ESOL. They are still available as PDF downloads on the Excellence Gateway. Some hard copies may also still be available - see here. |
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| Ws/E2.2 Use adjectives |
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E2 = Entry Level 2 SL = speaking & listening (lr = listen & respond, c = speak to communicate, d = engage in discussion). |
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| (a) understand that adjectives extend the information in sentences, by providing some detail about a noun |
The medium green section gives extra information about the skills, knowledge and understanding expected from learners after working on this curriculum element. There can be between 0-7 sub-elements listed (this example includes 4: labelled a, b, c and d). Note - white highlighting indicates elements or sub-elements that have been added or amended in the 2009 curriculum update. |
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(b) understand that adjectives help the writer to describe people, feelings, places, situations, objects in more detail |
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(d) know and use the term adjective |
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The pale green bulleted section lists suggested activities and examples as listed in the new online curriculum. The new online curriculum on the Excellence Gateway also has an area where tutors can add their own suggested activities. |
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8 Adjective exercises is a great set of gap-fill / sentence writing exercises for ESOL (also suitable for Literacy). From Amanda Burgess, WEA (Workers’ Educational Association), Southern Region. 8 pages. 180K |
The grey section lists resources covering the described curriculum element. Resources are normally listed chronologically - those at the top of the section are the most recent. Some large sections, such as spelling, may have sub-menus. Most resources are available as printable PDF documents (see blue PDF hyperlinks on left-hand side of listings) but other formats include ZIP and XLS. Note: the PDF links in this sample help section have been deactivated!) Learn more about downloading, saving or printing our resources. To obtain editable Word versions of resources read this. |
| Heroes and Celebration chocolate tasting game cleverly combines reading instructions, alphabetical ordering and adjectives into a delicious activity! Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 2 pages. 30K | ||
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Stop FE/HE Education Cuts is a set of photographs (taken in Hackney, March 2010), each accompanied by questions to get learners thinking about the effects of proposed education cuts. Designed to accompany any of the 4 related resources on this topic (inc the one below) and ideal for prompting discussion about the importance of education for all. 7 screens. 260K zipped PPT file. |
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Stop FE/HE Education Cuts! is a fabulous set of scaffolded reading/writing tasks - written for E2-E3 ESOL but absolutely ideal for Entry 2-3 (and higher) Functional English. The reading is based on three different topical texts on this emotive subject. The writing involves writing a letter to your MP - a frame is provided for E2 writers. Get your college/students involved in this now! With full details of relevant Functional English criteria. Contributed by Rachel Emmett remmett@tcch.ac.uk Hackney Community College. 6 pages. 200K. |
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E2-E3 Start of term diagnostic exercises (or use simply to get learners into the swing of things!) cover reading comprehension, sentence structure and punctuation, writing and spelling. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 4 pages. 100K |
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A Trip to the Library Entry 2 assignment provides excellent practice for City and Guilds assignment. Layout and questions are in exactly the same style as the 'real thing' - complete with assessment pack and a transcript for the listening tape. Contributed by Pam James pamjeanjames@yahoo.co.uk Bury Adult Education Service. 13 pages. 60K. Covers reading, writing, speaking and listening and will be filed under General E2 Literacy resources. |
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Resources covering multiple skills and/or levels, projects, web research |
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Judy; John; and My Party are three short, realistic ESOL/Literacy texts accompanied by reading comprehension, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling exercises. Contributed by by Ayesha Amin arrsha@hotmail.co.uk 5 pages. 100K. |
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Love Heart Literacy assignment covers alphabetical ordering, adjectives, reading comprehension, sentences and web research for E2-L2. 7 pages. 65K |
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Schemes of work, lesson plans (with resources) and curriculum documents |
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Looking at Newspapers is a wonderful example of creative differentiated teaching across all levels (E1-L2). A detailed lesson descriptions, resources and introductory PPT are included. The lesson uses Kipling's "What and Why and When, And How and Where and Who" to help students analyse newspaper reports and interview other students, or their teacher, to create their own reports. Contributed by Ellie Walsh, Devon Adult and Community Learning, elanor.walsh@devon.gov.uk 4 page PDF, 60K and 7 screen zipped PPT file, 20K. |
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Spreadsheet covering the entire adult literacy curriculum (E1 to Level 2): one sheet for each of the 12 areas such as: speak to communicate, reading - sentence level, writing - word level, etc. Contributed by Di Jenkins, jenkd006@medway.org.uk Bradfields School FE Unit, Gillingham, Kent. 60K |
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| Excel progress charts showing all the curriculum indicators for Entry 2 Literacy. Provides, on one page, a quick, visual record of progress and achievement and is particularly useful in forming and updating individual learning plans. They can be kept in students' basic skills folders and used to set targets and track progress. For more information on the complete series of these files PLEASE ALSO DOWNLOAD this PDF overview file. Contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk basic skills tutor at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. Level 2 Literacy. 1 sheet. 20K | |
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Cross-referencing file for the City & Guilds entry level 2 City & Guilds Entry 2 literacy specs mapped to adult literacy curriculum. 13 pages 140K Please also download overview PDF above. |
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Monitoring sheets for OCR Entry Level Certificates in Literacy - keep track of what your students have completed. Three sets in one document: E1 (2 pages), E2 Lit (3 pages), E3 Lit (4 pages). 9 pages. 75K. Di Jenkins, jenkd006@medway.org.uk Bradfields School FE Unit, Gillingham, Kent. |
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Useful E2 planning resources for those using the DfES E2 Skills for Life resources. Each PDF covers one DfES topic and includes includes an overview sheet /front cover followed by medium term plans for two terms of 6/7 weeks each (for the first three topics at E2). All contributed by Di Jenkins, jenkd006@medway.org.uk Bradfields School FE Unit, Gillingham, Kent. Note: for those in FE not used to school terminology. A medium term plan is more detailed than a scheme of work but not as detailed as a lesson plan. |
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| My Big Day Entry 2 Terms 1&2 - medium term plans. 5 pages. 45K | |
| My Entertainment and Leisure Entry 2 Terms 3&4 - medium term plans. 6 pages 45K | |
| The Issue Entry 2 Term 5 - medium term plans. 3 pages. 30K | |
Excel long term plan for Entry 2 literacy for 12 terms for students working towards OCR Entry level 2 certificate in adult literacy (including spoken communication) and is mapped to the Skills for Life learner materials (available free from the Read Write Plus site). Also very usefully linked to the DfES online version of the adult literacy curriculum: clicking on any curriculum element takes you to full details. Di Jenkins, jenkd006@medway.org.uk Bradfields School FE Unit, Gillingham, Kent. 45K |
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Miscellaneous general E2 literacy resources |
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Xmas
literacy quizzes
two quick quizzes (one is a simplified version) that are ideal for
mixed ability classes. The emphasis is on grammar, punctuation and spelling,
and the questions cover everything from syllables to apostrophes.
From Susan Douglas-Davis
susandoug7@hotmail.com
Adult Community
Learning, |
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| Sentence level literacy is a huge and very informative PPT that could easily be split into several smaller presentations. Covers parts of speech (nouns, verbs, pronouns, etc.), conjunctions, compound & complex sentences, active - passive, tense, ideas for creative writing and more! Contributed by Julie Hobson, Northern Learning Trust. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 26 slides. 16K. | |
| Dyslexia practice sheets were originally made as extra help for students using the MSL (Multisensory Learning Ltd) or Beat Dyslexia (Celia Stone) course books but provide useful practice for any E1-E2 student needing extra help with CVC words and (mostly) s-blends. 26 sheets cover spelling, handwriting, reading, tracking, tracing and much more. Contributed by Mrs Jennifer Whitehead, Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education. 27 pages. 70K | |
Swine flu literacy comprehension ideas! 1 page of quick suggestions based on Government leaflet released yesterday. 90K. E2-L1 |
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Summer word fun is a beautiful set of 5 games and activities at text, sentence and word level. Includes word fill, word search, cloze exercise and more. Ideal for end of term lesson (or the beginning of the autumn term when holidays are being discussed) with answer sheets and teaching ideas. Contributed by Ginette Kriche. 140K. 11 pages. |
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Updated Colours, Clothes and Fruit (first uploaded 12/08/2004 this update includes our correct web site address & updated links to related resources) is a 43 page booklet with 23 Milestone 8 / Entry 1-2 paper-based word and sentence focus activities. These accompany our 'describing people' on-screen resources. Word searches and shapes, alphabetical order, upper-lower case letters, crosswords, word fills and matching games. Answers, mapping document, teaching ideas. Also linked to DfUS SfL learner materials & audio CDs Lit Unit 1 Lost & Found, ESOL Unit 3 Shopping, ESOL Unit 9 Shopping 2. 360K. |
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| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
| Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource (below) 8 pages. 40K | |
25/08 Smart notebook files - please note you must have the Smart notebook software installed on your computer in order to open, view and use these resources. A free 30 day trial version (v10) of the complete software (along with masses of example files) is available from http://smarttech.com/ (this is what I used to open and review these resources). Earlier, fully working, non-time-limited versions also appear to be available from Smart Technologies so you may want to contact their support service for advice on a suitable download. |
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Titanic smartboard resources for Entry 1-Entry.
Covers discussion, reading comprehension, phonics and writing
composition. Great lesson plan and resources on this popular topic. Includes
interactive cloze exercises, phonics/syllable exercise, 'See, hear feel'
brainstorm, photographs, lesson plan/objectives, and more. Contributed by
Sian Waterman
sianwaterman@hmps.gsi.gov.uk Thank you Sian. 12 smartboard screens. 2MB. Will be
filed under General Entry 3 literacy,
General Entry 2 literacy and
General Entry 1 literacy.
Accompanying Word file includes an illustrated writing frame
and differentiated word cards for word and sentence level work
Please see note above regarding software requirements. An additional
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Aron Ralston smartboard resources for Entry 1-Entry. Fabulous lesson plan and resources on the fascinating story of an American rock climber who sawed off his arm with a penknife in order to free himself from a rock fall and get some help. Includes interactive cloze exercises, photographs, lesson plan/objectives, syllable match, word sort and more. Contributed by Sian Waterman sianwaterman@hmps.gsi.gov.uk Thank you Sian. 9 smartboard screens. 2MB. Will be filed under General Entry 3 literacy, General Entry 2 literacy and General Entry 1 literacy. Accompanying Word file includes an illustrated writing frame and differentiated word cards for word and sentence level work. Please see note above regarding software requirements. An additional Word file is also provided with extra resources |
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Entry 2 - General speaking and Listening Resources (i.e. those that cover three or more E2 Speaking, listening and/or discussion elements) |
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| People bingo v2 makes a great ice-breaker or warm-up activity. Students must circulate and question other class members in order to complete the bingo grid. Also makes a good lead in to sentence work. This version contributed by Marion Crocker, Abingdon and Witney College, marion.crocker@abingdon-witney.ac.uk who adapted it from the original resource from Heidi Griffin (below). This new version is differentiated for a slightly higher level learner group and includes sentences to be completed by the learner. 25K. 1 page. Covers many speaking & listening elements (asking & answering questions, giving personal information, etc.). | |
| People bingo makes a great Entry Level ice-breaker or warm-up activity. Students must circulate and question other class members in order to complete the bingo grid. also makes a great lead in to sentence work. Covers many speaking & listening elements (asking & answering questions, giving personal information, etc.). Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. Thank you Heidi. 1 page. 25K. | |
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SLlr/E2.1 listen for and follow the gist of narratives, descriptions and conversations (this element amended in the 2009 curriculum update) |
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SLlr/E2.2 listen for detail in short explanations and instructions (this element amended in the 2009 curriculum update) |
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(b) recognise characteristic sequence markers and link words and use these to help follow order, e.g. first of all, firstly, at the beginning, secondly, then, next, after a while, meanwhile, finally, last of all, in the end, etc. |
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(c) recognise and understand the importance of key words used in familiar contexts, e.g. related to employment, travel, education and training |
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SLlr/E2.3 listen for and identify the main points of short explanations or presentations |
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(b) understand that it may be possible to identify the main points without remembering or understanding all the detail |
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(c) understand that speakers often provide clues to the main points, e.g. by tone of voice or repetition |
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Listening for the main points is a very useful listening exercise and the first one we have to specifically cover this curriculum element. Script to read out (or record), questions to ask, and extension ideas. Contributed by Karen Bruin. Thank you Karen. 1 page, 15K |
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SLlr/E2.4 listen to and follow short, straightforward oral instructions (this element amended in the 2009 curriculum update) |
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(b) understand sequential markers in instructions (e.g. first, next, then) and in explanations (e.g. because, the reason for, so that) |
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Note: SLlr/E2.5 listen to and identify simply expressed feelings and opinions, and SLlr/E2.6 respond to straightforward questions have both moved to Entry 1. SLlr/E1.5. and SLlr/E1.6 respectively |
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| (a) recognise familiar language used to express positive and negative feelings and opinions, e.g. I feel..., I like/don't like..., I think that..., I believe that... | |
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| Speaking and Listening – Entry Level 2 (Speak to communicate) | |
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SLc/E2.1 speak clearly to be heard and understood in straightforward exchanges |
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(b) know and follow some principles for clear effective one-to-one exchanges, taking into account the listener's understanding of language variety, accent and lexis |
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| Conversation and discussion is an 'active' worksheet first used in a Skills for Work Class. Ideal for prompting discussion on the importance of good communication skills in the workplace. Contributed by Karen Beasley. 30K | |
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SLc/E2.2 make requests and ask questions to obtain information in everyday contexts |
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(b) know and use various politeness forms appropriate to the context to obtain information from others |
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| Favourite things bingo game provides valuable practice in asking and answering questions for Milestone 7 upwards and makes a great icebreaker. Contributed by Alison Murray, Havering Adult College alison.murray4@ntlworld.com 3 pages. 150K. | |
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SLc/E2.3 express clearly statements of fact, and short accounts and descriptions |
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(b) understand that the amount of information and the style of account or description will depend on the content |
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Dating Agency is an amusing yet effective way to practise speaking skills - particularly giving descriptions and explanations. Plus ideas for related writing work and suggested variations for those for whom a dating agency scenario is not appropriate. Contributed by Saul Pope, Amersham and Wycombe College. saulpope@yahoo.co.uk 2 pages. 30K |
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Speaking about Health is a great board game that can be used to encourage speaking skills at many levels (ESOl or Literacy). With teaching ideas and curriculum links. Contributed by Lyn Hunter, Walford & North Shropshire College, Oswestry hunter@springcurl.freeserve.co.uk 2 pages 130K. |
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| Describing people provides individual and paired work using adjectives in written and spoken descriptions (appearance and personality). Contributed by Laura Jeffrey Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 2 pages. 15K. | |
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SLc/E2.4 ask questions to clarify understanding |
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Questioning for understanding is a really useful help sheet that encourages learners to ask relevant questions (any topic, any level). Based on Kipling's "What and Why and When, And How and Where and Who" with teaching ideas and useful links. Contributed by Jeff Moran, MindSounds jeff@mindsounds.com 2 pages, 50K also filed under general study techniques |
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The Cardigan is a set of professionally written resources based on the popular reader from New Leaf Books. Includes imagery, speaking & listening, symbols, spelling (changing y to an i) and memory skills. Encourages readers to get the most out of the book. Contributed by New Leaf Books. 6 pages. 160K. |
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SLd/E2.1 follow the gist of discussions |
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SLd/E2.2 Follow the main points and make appropriate contributions to the discussion (this element amended in the 2009 curriculum update) |
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| Road Users board game is a great way to practice whole word recognition, discussion and writing composition skills. All you need is dice, counters and a vivid imagination! Contributed by Nina Philps, Abilities Training Centres. 8 pages. 100K | |
| Conversation and discussion is an 'active' worksheet first used in a Skills for Work Class. Ideal for prompting discussion on the importance of good communication skills in the workplace. Contributed by Karen Beasley. 30K | |
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St George's Day discussion uses a news report to prompt discussion about St George's Day and whether it should be a national holiday. Written for E2-E3 but could also be used at higher levels. Contributed by Trish Bradwell, Colchester Institute, tricia.bradwell@colchester.ac.uk 1 page. 35K |
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| Conversation skills encourages learners to think (and mind-map / thought-web) about skills required for a good conversation and then test them out and evaluate after a 5 minute conversation with a partner. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk | |
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Entry 2 General reading resources |
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Charlie's Horse is a humorous E2-3 story accompanied by E3-L1 comprehension, grammar, spelling and vocabulary questions (making it ideal for mixed ability classes). Contributed by Marion Martin, ESOL and SEN community based support teacher, Australia. 3 pages, 40K. |
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Pet Centipede is a humorous E1-2 story accompanied by comprehension, simple past tense and contractions questions. Contributed by Marion Martin, ESOL and SEN community based support teacher, Australia. 2 pages, 70K |
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Rt/E2.1 Trace and understand the main events of chronological and instructional texts |
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| Comprehension questions on the 'Alice, Mark, Chloe and Paul' E2 texts created by Frances Ellam stafffe@congleton.cheshire.sch.uk Thank you Frances. Note the original Alice, Mark, Chloe & Paul resource (written by Amanda Burgess) is available below | |
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Dee gets Fit is a lovely Entry 1 story with comprehension questions, cloze exercise, word search, phonics work and more. Written in order to adapt the school-based Letters & Sounds reading scheme (available free - for details see attached teaching notes) for adults. The story and tasks cover the following phonemes: ng / sh/ ch/ th/ ow/ ear/ ee/ igh/ ur/ or/ ea/ oo/ ar/ er/ air/ ai/ oi/ ll. Contributed by Rachel Emmett remmett@tcch.ac.uk Hackney Community College. 8 pages. 100K. |
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Jean is a Teacher is 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. Contributed by Ros Taylor, WEA (Workers' Educational Association) Leicester. 6 pages. 65K |
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The Cardigan is a set of professionally written resources based on the popular reader from New Leaf Books. Includes imagery, speaking & listening, symbols, spelling (changing y to an i) and memory skills. Encourages readers to get the most out of the book. Contributed by New Leaf Books. 6 pages. 160K. |
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At the Supermarket is a series of comprehension questions based on the popular reader from New Leaf Books. Includes unscrambling, gap-fill and true/false questions and really encourages readers to keep returning to the book to find the answers - thus improving comprehension, scanning and detailed reading skills. Contributed by Yvonne Cook, Medway Adult Education. 3 pages. 30K. |
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My Red Face is a series of comprehension questions based on the popular reader from Gatehouse Books. Includes matching, gap-fill and yes/no questions and really encourages readers to keep returning to the book to find the answers - thus improving comprehension, scanning and detailed reading skills. Contributed by Yvonne Cook, Medway Adult Education. 3 pages. 30K. |
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Just My Luck is a series of comprehension questions based on the popular reader from Gatehouse Books. Includes word hunt, gap-fill and yes/no questions and really encourages readers to keep returning to the book to find the answers - thus improving comprehension, scanning and detailed reading skills. Contributed by Yvonne Cook, Medway Adult Education. 4 pages. 40K. |
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Keep your Hair On is a series of comprehension questions based on the popular reader from Gatehouse Books. Includes word hunt, gap-fill and true/false questions and really encourages readers to keep returning to the book to find the answers - thus improving comprehension, scanning and detailed reading skills. Contributed by Yvonne Cook, Medway Adult Education. 3 pages. 30K. |
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Tigger the Hunter questions is a set of reading comprehension questions based on the short story by Tracy Richardson (available here). Also ideal for work on reading and writing simple sentences and general decoding/prediction work. Contributed by Emma Shaw emma.shaw@blueyonder.co.uk Medway Adult Learning Service pages. 20K |
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Tigger the Hunter is a wonderful, illustrated story written by Tracy Richardson, Level 1 Literacy learner at Henley College, Coventry. Contact through Robert Holt, Rholt@henley-cov.ac.uk, who suggests using this story with Entry 2 -3 learners for reading comprehension / reading in detail, recognising high frequency words, adjectives, phonics & decoding (especially consonant clusters). 6 double pages. 240K |
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Mary and Sam / tch words - read the story (a great twist at the end!), highlight and practise writing the -tch words, and then complete a crossword. Yet another set of excellent phonics activities from Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 6 pages. 150K |
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Frank (Bullitt) is a simplified text based on the classic film Bullitt. Ideal for group or individual reading. Accompanied by a paragraph sequencing activity and comprehension questions. Great for film buffs of all ages! Contributed by Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service laurencebrc@yahoo.com 5 pages. 70K |
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| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
The Bill - Dale Smith and the Gangs is a short article about a recent storyline in this popular soap. Followed by 10 comprehension questions. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 300K |
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The Fright of my Life is a scary story for Entry 2 - with focused comprehension and phonics ( particularly the 'long I' phoneme) activities that can be used for individual or small group work. Contributed by Emma Parkin, Pecan Ltd, Peckham. Emma.Parkin@pecan.org.uk 5 pages. 35K. |
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| A gift for Charlie's Mum. Wonderful comprehension exercise written especially to practice reading consonant digraphs. 3 pages. 21K. Contributed by Vicky Maltby, Hammersmith and Fulham Adult Education Service, VAVMaltby@aol.com who suggests this resource is used in conjunction with Karen White's consonant digraph worksheet | |
Susan Boyle - Britain's got Talent is a fabulous, topical set of Entry level resources based on the popular 2009 TV series. Covers reading comprehension, sentence structure, punctuation, planning writing (includes several writing frames), paragraphs, and much more. Contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk 10 pages. 70K. |
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Heroes and Celebration chocolate tasting game cleverly combines reading instructions, alphabetical ordering and adjectives into a delicious activity! Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 2 pages. 30K |
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Health and Safety is a fabulous set of differentiated reading activities for E1-E3. Order sentences to make a gruesome story, read and answer questions on manual handling (inc. graphical information), enjoy an amusing story about a Health and Safety inspector or a topical news report. Contributed by Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service laurencebrc@yahoo.com 7 pages. 260K. |
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Super cheese & tomato potatoes is a series of comprehension questions based on an Asda recipe from their shopping web site. It's also an ideal way of familiarising learners with instructional texts / web pages. Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 1 page. 30K |
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Fire Escape involves reading, re-ordering and looking at the layout and features of important health and safety instructions (how to escape from an upstairs room of a burning building). Contributed by Janet Wilkins, Royal Forest of Dean College College janet_w@rfdc.ac.uk 2 pages. 30K |
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Munich Air Disaster is a simplified news report from Feb 6th 1958 with comprehension questions. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 40K |
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| Fire instructions? For re-ordering, comprehension and looking at the layout and features of instructive texts. Contributed by Angela Kennedy-Lockwood, Matthew Boulton College, akennedy-lockwood@matthew-boulton.ac.uk 2 pages. 27K. | |
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Pancake day literacy and numeracy activities. Two pancake texts to read, questions to answer, recipes to re-size (simple ratios) and instructions to match and order. Wonderful topical work for Entry 2 to Level 1. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 6 pages. 70K |
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| Instant Pink Whip! A great project for preEntry - Entry 2. Make the instant dessert, read and sequence instructions, match images to key word and more! Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk 140K. | |
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| Fire instructions? For re-ordering, comprehension and looking at the layout and features of instructive texts. Contributed by Angela Kennedy-Lockwood, Matthew Boulton College, akennedy-lockwood@matthew-boulton.ac.uk 2 pages. 27K. | |
| Purpose and audience task sheets provide a good ice breaker for mixed ability and family literacy groups and make for easy differentiation as learners choose their own texts to work with. Contributed by Emma Shaw. Medway Adult Education. emma.shaw@blueyonder.co.uk 2 pages. 30K. | |
| Fact and opinion is a multi-sensory set of resources and a great follow up to our ever-popular Chomwell Green resources. Discuss and decide which statements are facts and which are opinions, then complete the worksheet sheet in pairs. Ideal for mixed ability groups. From Emma Shaw. Medway Adult Education. emma.shaw@blueyonder.co.uk 4 pages. 80K. | |
| Non fiction book review two versions (one is more detailed than the other) encouraging learners to look critically at non-fiction information books - looking out for features such as illustrations, headings, glossaries etc. and extracting interesting facts. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk 2 pages. 30K. | |
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The Cardigan is a set of professionally written resources based on the popular reader from New Leaf Books. Includes imagery, speaking & listening, symbols, spelling (changing y to an i) and memory skills. Encourages readers to get the most out of the book. Contributed by New Leaf Books. 6 pages. 160K. |
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| Shared text (illustrated house ads, holiday cottages). 84K. to use with House for Sale: Group writing project (using descriptive, persuasive language) and DOC overhead transparency. | |
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Noun, verb or both is a good way to explore the way that words can be both nouns and verbs. Easily edited to suit E1-E3. 10 words to sort. Contributed by Dave Norgate, Bromley Adult Education College. 200K Please note you must have the Smart notebook software VERSION 10 installed on your computer in order to open, view and use this resource http://smarttech.com/ - further help downloading notebook files here. |
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| Noun cards can be used for classifying and discussing nouns at all levels. Card sort activity with additional written option. Contributed by Tom Gee tom.gee@tameside.gov.uk Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council. 5 pages. 75K. general E1 grammar general E2 grammar general E3 grammar general L1 grammar general L2 grammar | |
| Verb charades makes a great introduction to verbs at any level. Useful as a prompt for discussion and for building confidence and group collaboration. Contributed by Tom Gee tom.gee@tameside.gov.uk Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 3 pages. 50K. | |
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Rs/E2.2 Use knowledge of simple sentence structure and word order to help decipher unfamiliar words and predict meaning. |
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Susan Boyle - Britain's got Talent is a fabulous, topical set of Entry level resources based on the popular 2009 TV series. Covers reading comprehension, sentence structure, punctuation, planning writing (includes several writing frames), paragraphs, and much more. Contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk 10 pages. 70K. |
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| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
Stars of the Street is a great sentence level activity to encourage and improve decoding skills. Match 9 photos to sentences about each star's personality. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 80K. |
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| Opposites (antonyms) - 4 worksheets (2 for E2-E3, 2 for E3-L1) that also help with reading, decoding, spelling and vocabulary. Ideal for class or homework. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey, Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 4 pages. 40K. | |
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Pancake day literacy and numeracy activities. Two pancake texts to read, questions to answer, recipes to re-size (simple ratios) and instructions to match and order. Wonderful topical work for Entry 2 to Level 1. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 6 pages. 70K |
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Letter to Santa. Help your child choose presents and write a letter to Santa (great for family learning groups). Includes a cloze/writing frame. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 4 pages. 70K |
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| Updated Chomwell Green OHT - in Word format for shared group writing. Originally used for a class writing project (using adjectives) in Jan 2002. Word order of adjectives, etc. We have updated the font and the cost of the house! | |
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| House for Sale Ads: Group writing project. Using adjectives and persuasive language to write Estate Agents' ads. Plans, OTs, links. Shared text PDF 84K | |
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| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
Stars of the Street is a great sentence level activity to encourage and improve decoding skills. Match the 9 photos to sentences about each star's personality. Contributed From Laurence Fletcher, Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com 2 pages. 80K. |
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| Opposites (antonyms) - 4 worksheets (2 for E2-E3, 2 for E3-L1) that also help with reading, decoding, spelling and vocabulary. Ideal for class or homework. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey, Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 4 pages. 40K | |
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Question Marks is an interactive PPT with type in boxes (great with a cordless keyboard). Each page provides a separate task - ideal for groups or pairs. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Zipped PPT. 7 screens. 120K |
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| Entry Level punctuation cards for a variety of multisensory games, matching activities and challenges. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey, Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 4 pages. 130K. | |
| The Importance of Punctuation useful handout with definitions and examples of common punctuation marks (for E2-L1), a really clever and fun re-writing exercise, cloze exercise, comprehension and more. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 90K. | |
Nouns is a wonderful 22 screen PowerPoint all about common and proper nouns, and when to use capital letters. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk who was inspired to create this 'virtual shopping bag' resource by Jo Williams' 'Shopping Bag Capital Letters' and Margaret Lagoyianni's 'Capital Letters'. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 320K. |
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Shopping Bag Capital Letters is a really refreshing way to introduce or reinforce previous work on capital letters. 3 pages. 64K. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com who adapted the idea from Margaret Lagoyianni's 'We need capital letters'. |
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Summer Bingo is an ideal end of year or summer activity for beginner readers (ESOL or Lit). Contributed by Rachel Emmett remmett@tcch.ac.uk Hackney Community College. 4 pages. 60K |
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Is it were or we're? was written for students who confuse these two words in their writing. Suitable for E2 or dyslexia support at any level. Also useful for introducing the omissive apostrophe. Includes info, examples and tips followed by practice exercises and self evaluation. Contributed by Sheila Williams, Cardiff Basic Skills Service 2 pages. 20K |
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'Work' vocabulary cards 27 pictures of different jobs and matching word cards - plus lots of teaching ideas for Entry 1and 2 literacy and ESOL classes. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 6 pages. 200K. |
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2007-08 Premiership and Championship football team cards for alphabetical ordering and/or reading practice. Simple but popular and useful resource that can be quickly differentiated for different levels by removing multiple teams beginning with same letter, working with all cards or just premiership cards, etc. Best enlarged to A3 and laminated. 1 page. 44 cards. 30K. ) |
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Phonics sheets 1-6. Each page contains graphemes that can be worked on in one session (although this will depend on the learners) in conjunction with other worksheets and texts (not provided here). Use to encourage learners to check over the phoneme/grapheme work each day. Letters which make the same phonemes are grouped together. At the bottom of most sheets there are also a couple of social sight words to be learnt at the same time. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk who has based these sheets on the THRASS system. Sheets are reproduced here with permission of THRASS UK www.thrass.co.uk and acknowledgement to the THRASS Picturechart.6 pages. 450K. |
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Phonics sheets 7-12. Each page contains graphemes that can be worked on in one session (although this will depend on the learners) in conjunction with other worksheets and texts (not provided here). Use to encourage learners to check over the phoneme/grapheme work each day. Letters which make the same phonemes are grouped together. At the bottom of most sheets there are also a couple of social sight words to be learnt at the same time. Contributed by Janet Whitfield (Warrington Collegiate) janetwhitfield@tinyworld.co.uk who has based these sheets on the THRASS system. Sheets are reproduced here with permission of THRASS UK www.thrass.co.uk and acknowledgement to the THRASS Picturechart.6 pages. 300K. |
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Letter sounds covers many common phonemes (initial consonants, vowel and consonant digraphs) and blends. Look at and say the letter sound then click to see a related picture and spelling. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Zipped PowerPoint file. 47 screens. 185K |
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Root words provides a clear and straightforward introduction to this topic for Entry level learners. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 8 slides. Zipped PPT. 100K |
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Homographs has a clear handout about 'bat' and a practice sheet on 'bow' and 'scales'. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 2 pages. 120K |
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'oo' sounds is a useful phonics sheet (spelling and reading) originally written to help a dyslexic learner distinguish between the different sounds made by the grapheme 'oo'. Contributed by Karen Bruin. Thank you Karen. 1 page. 15K. |
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The Fright of my Life is a scary story for Entry 2 - with focused comprehension and phonics ( particularly the 'long I' phoneme) activities that can be used for individual or small group work. Contributed by Emma Parkin, Pecan Ltd, Peckham. Emma.Parkin@pecan.org.uk 5 pages. 35K. |
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See - seed is a highly visual phonics PPT focusing on the 'long e' phoneme associated with the grapheme /ee/. Great for beginning E1-E2 readers in ESOL and Literacy classes. Contributed by Helen Baldwin hlb@wsfc.ac.uk Worcester Sixth Form College. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 470K. 18 slides |
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updated Sounds the same as (first uploaded 18/02/04). Interactive worksheet to complete on-screen. Select the matching rhyming word from drop down menus. Contributed by Billy Count, Abingdon & Witney College. Thank you Billy. 40K |
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Tigger the Hunter is a wonderful, illustrated story written by Tracy Richardson, Level 1 Literacy learner at Henley College, Coventry. Contact through Robert Holt, Rholt@henley-cov.ac.uk, who suggests using this story with Entry 2 -3 learners for reading comprehension / reading in detail, recognising high frequency words, adjectives, phonics & decoding (especially consonant clusters). 6 double pages. 240K |
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Mary and Sam / tch words - read the story (a great twist at the end!), highlight and practise writing the -tch words, and then complete a crossword. Yet another set of excellent phonics activities from Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 6 pages. 150K |
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Charlie's Mum Crossword to accompany Vicky Maltby's 'A Gift for Charlie's Mum' (still available) which focuses on consonant digraphs th ch and sh. Contributed by Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 2 pages. 40K |
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Initial consonant cluster - squ read the story, highlight and practice writing the words, and then complete a crossword. Another set of excellent phonics activities from Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 310K Note: please exercise professional judgment and know your learner before using this resource (as some learners may consider it childish) which is intended to be delivered with humour and was originally used in a one to one situation. |
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Initial consonant clusters - 3 (dr, pr, gr, tr) 48 word and matching 'picture clue' cards - with detailed teaching ideas'. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 520K |
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Consonant clusters Crossword (dr, tr, pr, gr) 3makes a great follow up activity to the word and picture cards activity (above). Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 2 pages. 40K |
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Initial consonant clusters - 1 (sc, sm, sp, st) 'phonic strip' listening activity followed by a crossword. Further related activities available below. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 4 pages. 150K |
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Initial consonant clusters - 2 (sc, sm, sp, st, sl, sn) 36 word and matching 'picture clue' cards - with detailed teaching ideas. Further related activities available below. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 5 pages. 300K |
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Initial consonant clusters - sc, sm, sp, st Interactive worksheet with drop down menus to select the correct word /spelling. 15 cloze sentences. to accompany related activities available above. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 1 page. 60K |
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Initial consonant clusters - sc, sm, sp, st spelling quiz to be used on screen (could also be printed out). Plus useful practice in using a mouse, typing in spellings, etc. for Skills for Life ICT students. 13 pages, 12 spellings. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 300K |
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Yesterday's World text (about an attraction in Sussex) and related phonics activities (based on the two sounds of the digraph /th/). Includes word sorting, cloze, crossword. Originally written for a mixed level Literacy and ESOL group. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 6 pages. 80K |
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Susan Boyle - Britain's got Talent is a fabulous, topical set of Entry level resources based on the popular 2009 TV series. Covers reading comprehension, sentence structure, punctuation, planning writing (includes several writing frames), paragraphs, and much more. Contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk 10 pages. 70K. |
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Rw/E2.4 Use initial letter to find and sequence words in alphabetical order (was element Rw/E2.5 before 2009 curriculum update) |
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Susan Boyle - Britain's got Talent is a fabulous, topical set of Entry level resources based on the popular 2009 TV series. Covers reading comprehension, sentence structure, punctuation, planning writing (includes several writing frames), paragraphs, and much more. Contributed by Margery Lynott, Leeds City College margery.lynott@thomasdanby.ac.uk 10 pages. 70K. |
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Football Fun provides instructions and extra alphabetical ordering and reading activities to accompany the 2007-08 Premiership and Championship football team cards resource (October 07). Ideal for football fans of all ages. Contributed by Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 3 pages. 60K. Rw/E2.4 Rw/E3.4 |
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Heroes and Celebration chocolate tasting game cleverly combines reading instructions, alphabetical ordering and adjectives into a delicious activity! Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 2 pages. 30K |
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| Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource (below) 8 pages. 40K | |
| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
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Love Heart Literacy assignment covers alphabetical ordering, adjectives, reading comprehension, sentences and web research for E2-L2. 7 pages. 65K |
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Worried Wendy is a great way for Entry level learners to practise using the Yellow Pages. Each slide provides a separate task - ideal for paired work (see notes area of slide 1 for further teaching ideas). From Tom Walton, MBW Training, twalton@mbw-training.co.uk Zipped PPT. 8 screens. 75K |
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2007-08 Premiership and Championship football team cards for alphabetical ordering and/or reading practice. Simple but popular and useful resource that can be quickly differentiated for different levels by removing multiple teams beginning with same letter, working with all cards or just premiership cards, etc. Best enlarged to A3 and laminated. 1 page. 44 cards. 30K. ) |
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| Supermarket floor plan. Multi-sensory alphabetical ordering activity that is bound to provoke lots of discussion! Contributed by Jennifer Williamson, Juniper Training, Wolverhampton jennifer.williamson@junipertraining.co.uk 3 pages. 35K | |
| Alphabetical order resources - wonderful multi-sensory games and activities for Entry level students (and higher level students with dyslexia). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 7 pages. 180K. | |
Entry Alphabet Activities. A super, graded set of activities for E1-E3. Start by matching letters, then move on to fill in worksheets and ordering towns alphabetically. Contributed by Margaret Adams (Brighton University and the Kenward Trust) uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 40K. |
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| Road Users board game is a great way to practice whole word recognition, discussion and writing composition skills. All you need is dice, counters and a vivid imagination! Contributed by Nina Philps, Abilities Training Centres. 8 pages. 100K | |
| Preposition flashcards 49 slides to use as needed for spelling and vocabulary practice with ESOL and Literacy students. Could also be printed out (for example, 6 to a page) and used as traditional card flashcards. Contributed by Bena, bena@sellyoak.bham.sch.uk Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 49 slides. 600K. | |
| It could be you! Great Entry level lottery activity that involves deciding how you are going to spend the money. Structured, with fill-in boxes for expenditure etc. Contributed by Anne Hodgson, Beechwood College for young adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Aspergers Syndrome. anne.hodgson@beechwoodcollege.co.uk 3 pages. 120K. Covers many Entry Level elements inc: recording information, using a calculator to add & subtract money. | |
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Letter to Santa. Help your child choose presents and write a letter to Santa (great for family learning groups). Includes a cloze/writing frame. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 4 pages. 70K |
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| Creating a cinquain is a great way to introduce poetry whilst reinforcing essential grammar, spelling, presentation and handwriting skills. Includes teaching ideas, example poem, planner. Contributed by Fay Middleton, Adult Community Learning Unit, Sheffield City Council. Fay.Middleton@sheffield.gov.uk 5 pages. 60K. | |
| Favourite things bingo game provides valuable practice in asking and answering questions for Milestone 7 upwards and makes a great icebreaker. Contributed by Alison Murray, Havering Adult College alison.murray4@ntlworld.com 3 pages. 150K. | |
Writing frame 3. Directions. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out directions in a clear and logical manner. Page 2 includes line guides and brief hints, and page 3 is for the final polished version. 3 pages. 50K. |
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Writing frame 2. A favourite recipe. Three step by step writing frames take the learner through planning to the final draft. Page 1 has a checklist with the key features and suggestions for setting out a favourite recipe. Page 2 includes line guides only and page 3 is blank for the final polished version. 3 pages. 90K. |
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| A gift for Charlie's Mum. Wonderful comprehension exercise written especially to practice reading consonant digraphs. 3 pages. 21K. Contributed by Vicky Maltby, Hammersmith and Fulham Adult Education Service, VAVMaltby@aol.com who suggests this resource is used in conjunction with Karen White's consonant digraph worksheet | |
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Storyboards hand drawn by June Mill, Community Education. East Yorkshire. 5 boards - shopping, holidays, swimming, getting-up and Bank Robbery! They can be cut up, muddled and re-sequenced; simple sentences written out to match with pictures; sentences written in the present to be changed to past tense (ESOL); write sentences then join with conjunctions e.g. then, next; or as oral conversation starters. 6 pages. 140K. |
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Writing Frames 1: planning, drafting and writing Estate Agents Ads. Use with our other descriptive writing resources. 3 pages. 40K. |
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Step Up to Word is a wonderfully detailed plan for 3 x 2 hours sessions for computer beginners. It is also mapped to the literacy curriculum - making it ideal for embedded learning and Entry Functional ICT. Includes scheme of work, session plans, feedback/evaluation forms and 7 resource sheets. ICT covers creating, opening, printing a document; formatting, printing, copying, proof reading. Mapped to Entry 2 and 3 speaking & listening, writing (including several exercises on conjunctions and compound sentences). Contributed by Jan Hayto, Essential Skill Support Unit, Fareham, Hants janhayto@essu.org 20 pages. 120K. ICT resources - Entry 3 |
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| Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource (below) 8 pages. 40K | |
| Sentence structure and grammar is a great way to introduce the idea of properly constructed sentences. Covers punctuation, connectives, tense, subjects & verbs, tense and subject-verb agreement. Contributed by Gill Moore, Tamworth & Lichfield College. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 17 slides. 12K | |
| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
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Love Heart Literacy assignment covers alphabetical ordering, adjectives, reading comprehension, sentences and web research for E2-L2. 7 pages. 65K |
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Pancake day literacy and numeracy activities. Two pancake texts to read, questions to answer, recipes to re-size (simple ratios) and instructions to match and order. Wonderful topical work for Entry 2 to Level 1. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 6 pages. 70K |
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| Conjunctions exercise also makes a good starting point for discussion on how different conjunctions alter the meaning of a sentence. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk Thank you Laura. 2 pages. 25K. | |
Discovering sentences is another amazing PowerPoint from Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Something here for all levels: information, examples and onscreen activities cover a host of topics inc: simple, compound and complex sentences; punctuation; question words; coordinating and subordinating conjunctions; formal letter writing; topic and concluding sentences; a handy 'Is it a sentence?' checklist, structuring an argument, linking paragraphs. Also great for teacher reference. Zipped PowerPoint file. 27 screens. 450K |
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Storyboards hand drawn by June Mill, Community Education. East Yorkshire. Thank you June. 5 boards - shopping, holidays, swimming, getting-up and Bank Robbery! They can be cut up, muddled and re-sequenced; simple sentences written out to match with pictures; sentences written in the present to be changed to past tense (ESOL); write sentences then join with conjunctions e.g. then, next; or as oral conversation starters. 6 pages. 140K. |
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updated May 06 Word games and activities: In a Pickle! 1966 World Cup Victory. Who stole the World Cup? 29 page booklet with 14 Milestone 8 / Entry 1-2 paper-based word, sentence and text focus activities to accompany our new on-screen resources. Linked to SfL learner materials and audio CDs Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Word searches and shapes, punctuation, cloze exercises, mixed up sentences, upper-lower case letters, etc. Answers, mapping document, teaching ideas. 160K. |
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Describing people - cloze and quiz focusing on key words (colours and clothes). Linked to the SfL Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Cloze 1 - select correct words to describe people. Quiz 1 -'Who am I'. Fill-in - students write their own sentences. Teaching tips and illustrated key word help page. |
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Heroes and Celebration chocolate tasting game cleverly combines reading instructions, alphabetical ordering and adjectives into a delicious activity! Contributed by Jane Harbord Jane.harbord@ppdg.co.uk Pertemps People Development Group Ltd. 2 pages. 30K |
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| Nouns and adjectives is short text about a holiday in Barcelona. Students must find all the nouns and adjectives (also makes good E2 reading practice). Contributed by Vicky Douglas, Northern Learning Trust. 1 page 40K | |
| Exotic Fruits adjectives is a super, complete E2-E3 lesson plan (and resources) originally written for e2e students looking at healthy eating, but great for any group. Includes detailed plan, quiz answer sheet, illustrated fill-in tables and adjective ideas. You will need a selection of exotic fruit and also, if following the entire lesson plan, the Describing foods resource. Contributed by Gill Gibbons ggibbons@valeroyal.gov.uk 6 pages. 160K | |
| Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource (below) 8 pages. 40K | |
| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
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Love Heart Literacy assignment covers alphabetical ordering, adjectives, reading comprehension, sentences and web research for E2-L2. 7 pages. 65K |
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| Food descriptions is a speaking and listening card game / warm-up activity for Entry 2-3 Literacy. An ideal link to Entry level descriptive writing and work on adjectives. With differentiation ideas for preEntry and Levels 1-2. Should be printed in colour and laminated. 130K. 5 pages. | |
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Quick diagnostic test to assess students' knowledge of 'parts of speech'. Very useful and also makes a good launching point for work on sentence structure. Contributed by Jim Gourlay, Sheffield College Jim.Gourlay@sheffcol.ac.uk 1 page. 20K. |
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Tigger the Hunter is a wonderful, illustrated story written by Tracy Richardson, Level 1 Literacy learner at Henley College, Coventry. Contact through Robert Holt, Rholt@henley-cov.ac.uk, who suggests using this story with Entry 2 -3 learners for reading comprehension / reading in detail, recognising high frequency words, adjectives, phonics & decoding (especially consonant clusters). 6 double pages. 240K |
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| Opposites (antonyms) - 4 worksheets (2 for E2-E3, 2 for E3-L1) that also help with reading, decoding, spelling and vocabulary. Ideal for class or homework. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey, Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 4 pages. 40K | |
| Describing people provides individual and paired work using adjectives in written and spoken descriptions (appearance and personality). Contributed by Laura Jeffrey Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk Thank you Laura. 2 pages. 15K. | |
| Adjectives cloze v2 exercise to be used in conjunction with the accompanying PowerPoint (below). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 2 pages. 150K. Please note this resource is adapted from an original worksheet by Emma Scotland. | |
| Adjective cloze PowerPoint makes a great group starter and can be followed by the accompanying printable worksheet (see above). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 1 screen. Zipped PPT file. 85K. Please note this resource is adapted from an original worksheet by Emma Scotland. | |
| Creating a cinquain is a great way to introduce poetry whilst reinforcing essential grammar, spelling, presentation and handwriting skills. Includes teaching ideas, example poem, planner. Contributed by Fay Middleton, Adult Community Learning Unit, Sheffield City Council. Fay.Middleton@sheffield.gov.uk 5 pages. 60K. | |
| Happy Holidays is a 14 screen presentation that was used and created during a series of 8 x 2 hour lessons. DO NOT USE IT ALL AT ONCE - and please read the notes underneath each slide! Start by looking at postcards. Then learn about compound words and write a group postcard (followed by individual ones). Move on to look at adjectives and the persuasive language of holiday advertisements (inc. working out unfamiliar vocabulary) and finish by writing your own hotel adverts. Please also download the related PDF file (below) which includes writing frames, planners and posters. Zipped PPT 600K. | |
| Happy Holidays extra resources is to accompany the Happy Holidays PowerPoint (above and includes 'footsteps to good writing', classroom poster or handout, planner, adjective wheel worksheet, 2 shared texts, and 3 writing frames along with plenty of teaching ideas and curriculum links. Again, DO NOT USE IT ALL AT ONCE. 15 pages 200K. | |
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Adjective cloze exercise - lovely picture cloze exercise for E2-E3. Contributed by Emma Scotland, Bradford Council, emma.scotland@bradford.gov.uk 2 pages. 140K. |
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Animal Descriptions a speaking and listening card game / warm-up activity for Entry 2-3 Literacy. Linked to Entry level descriptive writing and work on adjectives. With differentiation ideas for preEntry and Levels 1-2. Should be printed in colour and laminated. 5 pages. |
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Writing Frames Set 1: planning, drafting and writing Estate Agents Ads. Use with our other descriptive writing resources. 3 pages. 40K. |
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| Updated Descriptive Non Fiction Texts: tutor notes, curriculum links, student hand-out (L1/2) about objective v subjective (persuasive) descriptions, reading activity on fact and opinion (in Estate Agent ads) with fill-in sheet, lots of writing ideas. This resource makes a good companion to our House Ads OHT and shared text, and our group or individual writing projects and our Writing Frames 1. Originally used for a class writing project (using adjectives) in Jan 2002. E2-L2. 5 pages. 87K. | |
| Updated Chomwell Green OHT - in Word format for shared group writing. Originally used for a class writing project (using adjectives) in Jan 2002. We have updated the font and the cost of the house! | |
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Describing people fill-in focuses on key words (colours and clothes). Linked to the SfL Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Students write their own sentences. Teaching tips and illustrated key word help page. |
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| House for Sale Ads: Group writing project Using adjectives and persuasive language to write Estate Agents' ads. Plans, Overhead Transparency and curriculum links. | |
| House for Sale Ads: Individual projects Descriptive / Persuasive writing. Lesson plan, links and samples of students' work. Writing on PC – spellchecker, etc. | |
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| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
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| Capital letters provides great practice for Entry 2 with a simplified text exercise. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 1 page. 40K | |
Question Marks is an interactive PPT with type in boxes (great with a cordless keyboard). Each page provides a separate task - ideal for groups or pairs. From Jennifer Baines j.baines@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. Zipped PPT. 7 screens. 120K |
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| Entry Level punctuation cards for a variety of multisensory games, matching activities and challenges. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey, Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 4 pages. 130K | |
| The Importance of Punctuation useful handout with definitions and examples of common punctuation marks (for E2-L1), a really clever and fun re-writing exercise, cloze exercise, comprehension and more. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 90K. | |
Nouns is a wonderful 22 screen PowerPoint all about common and proper nouns, and when to use capital letters. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk who was inspired to create this 'virtual shopping bag' resource by Jo Williams' 'Shopping Bag Capital Letters' and Margaret Lagoyianni's 'Capital Letters'. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 320K. |
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Shopping Bag Capital Letters is a really refreshing way to introduce or reinforce previous work on capital letters. 3 pages. 64K. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com who adapted the idea from Margaret Lagoyianni's 'We need capital letters' (below). |
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We need to use CAPITAL LETTERS. Wonderful handout and series of differentiated worksheets for E1-L1. With topical news items, work related activities and full curriculum links. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni,margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 44K. |
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| Coronation Street resources - 8 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercise, matching game, alphabetical order, form filling, punctuation and more. Contributed by Karen Bruin who adapted it from Sally Shipton's Emmerdale Resource (below) 8 pages. 40K | |
| Emmerdale resources - 11 super pages of Entry 2 resources based on this popular soap. Cloze exercises, sentence matching, alphabetical order, form filling, comprehension, punctuation and more. Contributed by Sally Shipton, Stafford College S.Shipton@staffordcoll.ac.uk | |
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Quick diagnostic test to assess students' knowledge of 'parts of speech'. Very useful and also makes a good launching point for work on sentence structure. Contributed by Jim Gourlay, Sheffield College Jim.Gourlay@sheffcol.ac.uk 1 page. 20K. |
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Nouns - what you need to know! Clear PPT gives straightforward explanations and examples of common, collective and proper nouns. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 10 slides. Zipped PPT 350K. |
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12 days of Christmas game is not what it seems - a great game that can be played any time of year to help students construct, punctuate and spell simple sentences. Kindly contributed by Jayne Elliott jayne@tapiochre.co.uk 1 page 26K. |
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| The Importance of Punctuation useful handout with definitions and examples of common punctuation marks (for E2-L1), a really clever and fun re-writing exercise, cloze exercise, comprehension and more. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni, margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 90K. | |
Nouns is a wonderful 22 screen PowerPoint all about common and proper nouns, and when to use capital letters. Contributed by Imogen Stewart, Stafford College, i.stewart@staffordcoll.ac.uk who was inspired to create this 'virtual shopping bag' resource by Jo Williams' 'Shopping Bag Capital Letters' and Margaret Lagoyianni's 'Capital Letters'. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file. 320K. |
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Shopping Bag Capital Letters is a really refreshing way to introduce or reinforce previous work on capital letters. 3 pages. 64K. Contributed by Jo Williams, jlwilliams@talk21.com who adapted the idea from Margaret Lagoyianni's 'We need capital letters' (below). |
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We need to use CAPITAL LETTERS. Wonderful handout and series of differentiated worksheets for E1-L1. With topical news items, work related activities and full curriculum links. Contributed by Margaret Lagoyianni,margaretlago2@btopenworld.com County Training, Shropshire. 8 pages. 44K. |
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Spelling techniques in an incredible collection of strategies for all levels. This huge resource is split into 3 sections. A six page comprehensive handout on spelling techniques (E3 upwards), a "Spelling for Me" worksheet where students are encouraged to try out different strategies and record their results, and a set of 19 different strategy pages (to be laminated) each with tasks for students to test out the strategy. Contributed by Jill Machin, Devon Adult & Community Learning, JillxMachin@aol.com 100K. 28 pages. |
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| Make your own mnemonic is a handout or poster suitable for all spelling levels. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 1 page. 25K | |
| Spelling mnemonics is a huge list collected by Stella Jales (Wiltshire College) and her students. Includes spellings for all levels (from 'said' to 'accommodation'). Contributed jalesa@wiltscoll.ac.uk 3 pages. 50K. | |
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| Spelling strategies - an excellent mind map summarising spelling strategies, useful for revision and prompting discussion with E2 -L2 learners. Contributed by Joy Collins, New College, Telford. Zipped PowerPoint (PPT) file (1 screen). 130K. | |
Is it were or we're? was written for students who confuse these two words in their writing. Suitable for E2 or dyslexia support at any level. Also useful for introducing the omissive apostrophe. Includes info, examples and tips followed by practice exercises and self evaluation. Contributed by Sheila Williams, Cardiff Basic Skills Service 2 pages. 20K |
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Homographs has a clear handout about 'bat' and a practice sheet on 'bow' and 'scales'. Contributed by Gill Gallagher, Barnsley College g.gallagher@barnsley.ac.uk 2 pages. 120K |
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| Memory tips for ordering months of the year was written for a dyslexic student but is also very useful for Entry 2 measures, reading and spelling (and dyslexic students at any level). Contributed by Nancy Burn, Nancy.Burn@kenton.newcastle.sch.uk Kenton Technology College Also filed under General teaching resources - dyslexia support | |
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'Work' vocabulary cards 27 pictures of different jobs and matching word cards - plus lots of teaching ideas for Entry 1and 2 literacy and ESOL classes. Contributed by Laura Jeffrey Matthew Boulton College, ljeffrey@mbc.ac.uk 6 pages. 200K. |
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| Words from Happy Christmas. Timeless spelling and vocabulary game with answer grid and sample answers. Contributed by Lorraine Halley lorrhalley@aol.com 2 pages. 60K. | |
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12 days of Christmas game is not what it seems - a great game that can be played any time of year to help students construct, punctuate and spell simple sentences. Kindly contributed by Jayne Elliott jayne@tapiochre.co.uk 1 page 26K. |
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| Adjectives cloze v2 exercise to be used in conjunction with the accompanying PowerPoint (below). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 2 pages. 150K. Please note this resource is adapted from an original worksheet by Emma Scotland. | |
| Adjective cloze PowerPoint makes a great group starter and can be followed by the accompanying printable worksheet (see above). Contributed by Moira Garland m.garland@parklanecoll.ac.uk Park Lane College, Leeds. 1 screen. Zipped PPT file. 85K. Please note this resource is adapted from an original worksheet by Emma Scotland. | |
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Adjective cloze exercise - lovely picture cloze exercise for E2-E3. Contributed by Emma Scotland, Bradford Council, emma.scotland@bradford.gov.uk 2 pages. 140K. |
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updated May 06 Word games and activities: In a Pickle! 1966 World Cup Victory. Who stole the World Cup? 29 page booklet with 14 Milestone 8 / Entry 1-2 paper-based word, sentence and text focus activities to accompany our new on-screen resources. Linked to SfL learner materials and audio CDs Literacy E1 unit 1 Lost and Found. Word searches and shapes, punctuation, cloze exercises, mixed up sentences, upper-lower case letters, etc. Answers, mapping document, teaching ideas. 160K. |
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Ww/E2.2 use knowledge of sound–symbol relationships and phonological patterns (e.g. consonant clusters, vowel phonemes) to help work out correct spellings, as appropriate for needs of the learner |
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(a) understand that many words follow regular spelling patterns which correspond to certain sounds |
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(b) understand that most irregular words have at least some regular elements |
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(b) understand that it is possible to greatly reduce the chances of making random spelling errors by applying their knowledge of spelling patterns and rules |
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(c) understand that adding -s to nouns is a common way of indicating more than one, and know the term plural |
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(d) understand that –ed and –ing are common spellings at the end of words to show the past and present forms of verbs |
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(e) understand that some words can be split into parts to help spelling, e.g. compound words, words with prefixes or suffixes |
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| Spelling Challenge sheets make great starter activities - especially when used in pairs or small groups. One for qu- words, one for -all words and a blank 'wall' to add your own spelling challenge. 70K. 4 pages. | |
| Phonic word building sheet was designed for E2 students, building 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. Contributed by Nicola Toms ntoms@matthew-boulton.ac.uk Matthew Boulton College. 2 pages. 18K | |
| updated April 07 (first uploaded 17/04/01) Adding suffixes er or ar to make nouns is a huge 15 page resource that has had a major facelift. Covers parts of speech (nouns and verbs), imperatives, spelling rules, words with more than one meaning, spelling strategies and much more. With extensive teaching notes, student aims sheet, and ideas for contextualisation and using as a multisensory resource. 150K | |
| Add -ing: straightforward, very useful practice adding -ing to verbs. Contributed by Jannette Twoomey jannettet2004@yahoo.co.uk City of Bristol College and Filton College. 1 page. 20K. | |
| Homographs. A great handout to help with spelling and 'working out the meaning of unfamiliar words'. Contributed by Penny Halliday, Oxford Brookes PGCE student and volunteer literacy tutor, pen.halliday@btinternet.com. 3 pages. 200K | |
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Jean is a Teacher is 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. Contributed by Ros Taylor, WEA (Workers' Educational Association) Leicester. 6 pages. 65K |
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'oo' sounds is a useful phonics sheet (spelling and reading) originally written to help a dyslexic learner distinguish between the different sounds made by the grapheme 'oo'. Contributed by Karen Bruin. 1 page. 15K. |
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Mary and Sam / tch words - read the story (a great twist at the end!), highlight and practise writing the -tch words, and then complete a crossword. Yet another set of excellent phonics activities from Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 6 pages. 150K |
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Charlie's Mum Crossword to accompany Vicky Maltby's 'A Gift for Charlie's Mum' (still available) which focuses on consonant digraphs th ch and sh. Contributed by Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 2 pages. 40K |
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Initial consonant cluster - squ read the story, highlight and practice writing the words, and then complete a crossword. Another set of excellent phonics activities from Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 310K Note: please exercise professional judgment and know your learner before using this resource (as some learners may consider it childish) which is intended to be delivered with humour and was originally used in a one to one situation. |
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Initial consonant clusters - 3 (dr, pr, gr, tr) 48 word and matching 'picture clue' cards - with detailed teaching ideas'. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 7 pages. 520K |
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Consonant clusters Crossword (dr, tr, pr, gr) 3makes a great follow up activity to the word and picture cards activity (above). Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 2 pages. 40K |
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Initial consonant clusters - 1 (sc, sm, sp, st) 'phonic strip' listening activity followed by a crossword. Further related activities available below. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 4 pages. 150K |
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Initial consonant clusters - 2 (sc, sm, sp, st, sl, sn) 36 word and matching 'picture clue' cards - with detailed teaching ideas. Further related activities available below. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 5 pages. 300K |
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Initial consonant clusters - sc, sm, sp, st Interactive worksheet with drop down menus to select the correct word /spelling. 15 cloze sentences. to accompany related activities available above. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 1 page. 60K |
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Initial consonant clusters - sc, sm, sp, st spelling quiz to be used on screen (could also be printed out). Plus useful practice in using a mouse, typing in spellings, etc. for Skills for Life ICT students. 13 pages, 12 spellings. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 300K |
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Yesterday's World text (about an attraction in Sussex) and related phonics activities (based on the two sounds of the digraph /th/). Includes word sorting, cloze, crossword. Originally written for a mixed level Literacy and ESOL group. Margaret Adams, Kenward Trust / Uckfield Community College uckfield@kenwardtrust.org.uk 6 pages. 80K |
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Ww/E2.3 produce legible text |
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(a) understand the concept of 'fitness for purpose' in the presentation of writing. e.g. that the critical importance of accuracy. legibility, and neatness will vary depending on context, audience and purpose |
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(b) understand that handwriting and word processing are skills that people need to learn to use to produce legible text in different circumstances |
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| Creating a cinquain is a great way to introduce poetry whilst reinforcing essential grammar, spelling, presentation and handwriting skills. Includes teaching ideas, example poem, planner. Contributed by Fay Middleton, Adult Community Learning Unit, Sheffield City Council. Fay.Middleton@sheffield.gov.uk 5 pages. 60K. | |
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