Free Pre-Entry Literacy Resources |
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Free Pre-Entry Literacy Resources |
| Printable Literacy Resources for Adult Basic Skills Students. Updated 08/07/08 |
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Worksheets and resources on this page are all linked to Milestones 7 and 8 of the UK Adult pre-Entry Literacy Curriculum. To view higher levels of the core curriculum from Entry 1 through to Level 2 go to our main Free Literacy Resources page. |
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Many of these resources are linked to the Skills for life Learner Materials (follow purple links to download PDFs). Printed versions of the SfL materials (with audio CDS) are available free from the DfES to all institutions in England teaching adult literacy, numeracy or ESOL. |
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Many worksheets in this section are available as PDF or DOC files. Learn more about downloading, saving or printing our resources. |
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Pre Entry Literacy Milestone 8 |
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| Speaking and Listening |
SLr/M8
Listen and respond M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 |
SLc/M8
Speak (or use other means) to communicate M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 |
SLd/M8
Engage in discussion M8.1 |
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Sentence Focus | Word Focus | |
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Rtc/M8 Reading comprehension M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 |
Rs/M8 Word groupings Rs/M8.1 |
Rw/M8 Word recognition
and phonics M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 |
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Wt/M8 Writing M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 M8.4 |
Ws/M8 Word groupings Ws/M8.1 |
Ww/M8 Spelling and Handwriting M8.1 M8.2 M8.3 |
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Pre Entry Literacy Milestone 7 |
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| Speaking and Listening |
SLr/M7
Listen and respond M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 |
SLc/M7
Speak to communicate M7. 1 M7.2 M7.3 M7.4 M7.5 |
SLd/M7
Engage in discussion M7.1 |
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Rti/M7 Interest in reading M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 Rtc/M7 Reading comprehension M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 |
Rw/M7 Letter and Word recognition M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 |
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Wt/M7 Writing
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Ww/M7 Handwriting and spelling M7.1 M7.2 M7.3 |
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| General Milestone 8 resources | |
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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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Excel progress charts showing all the curriculum indicators in any particular level. Each chart 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 these files such as how the Entry level sheets relate to City and Guilds specifications, PLEASE ALSO DOWNLOAD this PDF overview file. All files contributed by Dave Walkden, dave.walkden@duchy.ac.uk basic skills tutor at Duchy College, Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. |
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pre-Entry Literacy Student progress sheet. 2 sheets. 40K Please also download overview PDF above. |
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| Speaking and Listening Milestone 8 (Listen and Respond) | |
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SLlr/M8.1 Listen and respond to familiar people in the context of simple and personal subjects |
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(c) understand how to register engagement or interest in a face-to-face exchange, e.g. by body language, eye contact, facial expression |
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| Picture-Articulate game for all learning styles and a range of levels and skills. Encourages careful listening, questioning, recognising and spell key and familiar words. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 10 pages. 400K. Contributed by Laura Wilkens, Oxford Brookes. | |
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SLlr/M8.2 Listen to and answer simple questions about |
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(d) narratives |
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Object Grids for pre-Entry activities - for improving visual figure-ground skills, expressive language development, matching and counting symbols. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 3 pages. 60K. |
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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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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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| Tutor / student illustrated prompt cards for role play and discussion. 4 pages. Respond to requests for personal information, speak clearly, listen for detail, etc. Talking on the phone. Visiting doctors surgery. Aimed at E1 but parts cover listening and answering questions about personal details. 221K | |
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SLlr/M8.3 Listen to and follow simple instructions and requests containing single steps from familiar people |
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Using a cash machine, setting a table, folding paper and more! Listening to, following and reading instructions. Resources linked to an online cash machine at Money Matters to Me and Literacy Entry 1 unit 4 New Job at the Cafe.8 pages. Extension ideas. 150K. |
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| Bicycles and Road Safety: Listening to, following and reading instructions. Milestone 8 - Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Masses of ideas and resources. Word and sentence games, links to free resources, cloze exercise. Group and individual work, extension ideas for Entry 2-3. Use independently or with SfL learner materials Lit E1,Unit 1 Lost & Found and audio CDs (Lit E1 CD track 2). 7 pages. 160K. | |
| Making Requests. To be used independently or in conjunction with Skills for Life speaking and listening learner materials and audio CDs ESOL Entry 2, Unit 6 Worksheet, role play and teaching ideas. 3 pages. 60K. | |
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SLlr/M8.4 Listen to and follow simple and brief narratives |
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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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| Speaking and Listening Milestone 8 (Speak - or use other means - to communicate) | |
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(b) to recount a narrative in the working contexts of i. groups ii. one to one |
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Object Grids for pre-Entry activities - for improving visual figure-ground skills, expressive language development, matching and counting symbols. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 3 pages. 60K. |
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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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| Picture-Articulate game for all learning styles and a range of levels and skills. Encourages careful listening, questioning, recognising and spell key and familiar words. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 10 pages. 400K. Contributed by Laura Wilkens, Oxford Brookes. | |
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SLc/M8.2 Ask questions using key words, signs, symbols to obtain information |
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| updated Asking questions (first uploaded 09/02/2003). Two colour posters / prompt sheets (best blown up to A3 and laminated). 150K | |
| 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. | |
| Picture-Articulate game for all learning styles and a range of levels and skills. Encourages careful listening, questioning, recognising and spell key and familiar words. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 10 pages. 400K. Contributed by Laura Wilkens, Oxford Brookes. | |
| Tutor / student illustrated prompt cards for role play and discussion. 4 pages. Respond to requests for personal information, speak clearly, listen for detail, etc. Talking on the phone. Visiting doctors surgery. Aimed at E1 but parts cover listening and answering questions about personal details. 221K | |
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SLc/EM8.3 use a growing vocabulary to convey meaning to the listener which reaches beyond words of a purely personal significance |
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| Picture-Articulate game for all learning styles and a range of levels and skills. Encourages careful listening, questioning, recognising and spell key and familiar words. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 10 pages. 400K. Contributed by Laura Wilkens, Oxford Brookes. | |
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SLd/M8.1 Contribute proactively in simple oral interactions on a simple idea or subject, including |
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| Reading Milestone 8 Text Focus (Reading Comprehension) | |
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Rtc/M8.1 Understand that print conveys meaning |
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| Sign and Symbol Hunt - tea break activity (different forms of text, purpose of text). Encourage students to hunt around college for signs, symbols or information. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 4 pages. 192K. | |
| Purpose of Text fill in forms for Milestones 7, 8 and Entry level 1 and 2. 3 pages. 220K | |
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Rtc/M8.2 Understand and use the conventions of reading, following the text from left to right and top to bottom, or as culturally appropriate |
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Rtc/M8.3 When working with texts which contain words, signs, symbols, images, communicate about |
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(b) characters with which they have become familiar |
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(b) images with which they have become familiar |
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signs quiz is a colourful quiz that can be used as a standalone activity
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Sally
Shipton's Types of Text: Social Signs PPT. Created for an Entry 1 class
but could also be used in preEntry classes either as a paper based quiz or
cut into flashcards for working on recognition and discussion skills. Contributed by
Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 160K |
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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. | |
| 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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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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| Using a cash machine, setting a table, folding paper and more! Listening to, following and reading instructions. Resources linked to an online cash machine at Money Matters to Me and Literacy Entry 1 unit 4 New Job at the Cafe.8 pages. Extension ideas. 150K. | |
| Bicycles and Road Safety: Listening to, following and reading instructions. Milestone 8 - Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Masses of ideas and resources. Word and sentence games, links to free resources, cloze exercise. Group and individual work, extension ideas for Entry 2-3. Use independently or with SfL learner materials Lit E1,Unit 1 Lost & Found and audio CDs (Lit E1 CD track 2). 7 pages. 160K. | |
| Sign and Symbol Hunt - tea break activity (different forms of text, purpose of text). Encourage students to hunt around college for signs, symbols or information. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 4 pages. 192K. | |
| Purpose of Text fill in forms for Milestones 7, 8 and E1/2. Includes full colour picture reference sheet with examples of signs, symbols, cards, letters, etc.3 pages. 220K | |
| Reading Milestone 8 Sentence Focus | |
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Rs/M8.1 Understand that individual words are grouped together to convey meaning and information, using rules and structure |
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Using a cash machine, setting a table, folding paper and more! Listening to, following and reading instructions. Resources linked to an online cash machine at Money Matters to Me and Literacy Entry 1 unit 4 New Job at the Cafe.8 pages. Extension ideas. 150K. |
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| Bicycles and Road Safety: Listening to, following and reading instructions. Milestone 8 - Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Masses of ideas and resources. Word and sentence games, links to free resources, cloze exercise. Group and individual work, extension ideas for Entry 2-3. Use independently or with SfL learner materials Lit E1,Unit 1 Lost & Found and audio CDs (Lit E1 CD track 2). 7 pages. 160K. | |
| Town and Country Sounds 2 for Milestone 8 - Entry 1. To accompany SfL E1 Lit unit 3 'My Place': Activity A, audio track 13. Designed to follow on from our Town and Country Sounds 1 (above). 110K 6 pages with symbol based cloze, word cards, teaching ideas and examples of embedding ILT using interactive web activities. Covers listening, reading and writing key words and sentences. | |
| Reading Milestone 8 Word Focus (Word Recognition and Phonics) | |
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Rw/M8.1 Recognise the letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound |
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Letter Sounds v2 covers the sounds of all letters (except x) in initial positions. 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. 49 screens. 250K Please note that although entitled Lettersounds v2 this PPT covers an earlier stage of reading than Laurence's original Letter Sounds (see below). |
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updated (first uploaded 14/10/02) Recognising and writing the letters of the alphabet - sort letters from symbols, handwriting practice, write upper/lower case letters. 6 pages. 170K |
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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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| Town and Country Sounds 1. Word-symbol resource for Milestone 8 - Entry 1. To accompany SfL E1 Lit unit 3 'My Place': Activity A audio track 13. 86K 3 pages with instructions and teaching ideas. For listening and reading key words / symbols. | |
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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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Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in some letters, syllables. words, rhymes, songs |
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Letter Sounds v2 covers the sounds of all letters (except x) in initial positions. 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. 49 screens. 250K Please note that although entitled Lettersounds v2 this PPT covers an earlier stage of reading than Laurence's original Letter Sounds (see below). |
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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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Rw/M8.3 Recognise / read a growing repertoire of familiar words, signs, symbols the encounter in daily life, including |
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Social
signs quiz is a colourful quiz that can be used as a standalone activity
or for consolidation and extension work after using
Sally
Shipton's Types of Text: Social Signs PPT. Created for an Entry 1 class
but could also be used in preEntry classes either as a paper based quiz or
cut into flashcards for working on recognition and discussion skills. Contributed by
Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 160K |
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Words to read is a useful PowerPoint featuring the first 33 Dolch words for sight reading practice. From Laurence Fletcher Wolverhampton City College / Adult Education Service. laurencebrc@yahoo.com Zipped PowerPoint file. 36 screens. 70K |
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updated (first uploaded 14/10/02) Recognising and writing the letters of the alphabet - sort letters from symbols, handwriting practice, write upper/lower case letters. 6 pages. 170K |
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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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Using a cash machine, setting a table, folding paper and more! Listening to, following and reading instructions. Resources linked to an online cash machine at Money Matters to Me and Literacy Entry 1 unit 4 New Job at the Cafe.8 pages. Extension ideas. 150K. |
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| Bicycles and Road Safety: Listening to, following and reading instructions. Milestone 8 - Entry 1 Lit and ESOL. Masses of ideas and resources. Word and sentence games, links to free resources, cloze exercise. Group and individual work, extension ideas for Entry 2-3. Use independently or with SfL learner materials Lit E1,Unit 1 Lost & Found and audio CDs (Lit E1 CD track 2). 7 pages. 160K. | |
| TV guide activities for M8/E1/E2 Lit & Num. Contributed by June Mill, Community Education. E. Yorkshire. Recognise, read and match number words, key words (days of week; connectives such as next, before, last; ordinal numbers and words). Tell time (analogue and digital). Read key words. MSS1/E1.2 M8.1 Relate familiar events to days of week. MSS1/E2.4 Read digital clocks. 4 pages. 24K | |
| Town and Country Sounds 2 for Milestone 8 - Entry 1. To accompany SfL E1 Lit unit 3 'My Place': Activity A, audio track 13. Designed to follow on from our Town and Country Sounds 1 (above). 110K 6 pages with symbol based cloze, word cards, teaching ideas and examples of embedding ILT using interactive web activities. Covers listening, reading and writing key words and sentences. | |
| Picture-Articulate game for all learning styles and a range of levels and skills. Encourages careful listening, questioning, recognising and spell key and familiar words. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 10 pages. 400K. Contributed by Laura Wilkens, Oxford Brookes. | |
| Writing Milestone 8 Text Focus (Writing Composition) | |
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Wt/M8.1 understand that |
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Social
signs quiz is a colourful quiz that can be used as a standalone activity
or for consolidation and extension work after using
Sally
Shipton's Types of Text: Social Signs PPT. Created for an Entry 1 class
but could also be used in preEntry classes either as a paper based quiz or
cut into flashcards for working on recognition and discussion skills. Contributed by
Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 160K |
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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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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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| Sign and Symbol Hunt - tea break activity (different forms of text, purpose of text). Encourage students to hunt around college for signs, symbols or information. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 4 pages. 192K. | |
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Wt/M8.2 understand that written texts can have different purposes |
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| Purpose of Text fill in forms for Milestones 7, 8 and E1/2. Includes full colour picture reference sheet with examples of signs, symbols, cards, letters, etc.3 pages. 220K | |
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Wt/M8.3 understand the need to plan before writing, including the use of words, signs, symbols, images |
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Wt/M8.4 use in their supported writing - words and letters, signs, symbols, images to communicate meaning for different simple purposes when writing short texts |
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Ws/M8.1 Understand that individual words are grouped together to convey meaning and information, using rules and structure |
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Ww/M8.1 Write |
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(c) using a conventional sequence of letters correctly from memory such as when writing their own names and other simple words which are well known to them |
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Social
signs quiz is a colourful quiz that can be used as a standalone activity
or for consolidation and extension work after using
Sally
Shipton's Types of Text: Social Signs PPT. Created for an Entry 1 class
but could also be used in preEntry classes either as a paper based quiz or
cut into flashcards for working on recognition and discussion skills. Contributed by
Heidi Griffin, Bournemouth Adult Learning. 160K |
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updated (first uploaded 14/10/02) Recognising and writing the letters of the alphabet - sort letters from symbols, handwriting practice, write upper/lower case letters. 6 pages. 170K |
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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/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in some letters, syllables. words, rhymes, songs |
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Letter Sounds v2 covers the sounds of all letters (except x) in initial positions. 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. 49 screens. 250K Please note that although entitled Lettersounds v2 this PPT covers an earlier stage of reading than Laurence's original Letter Sounds (see below). |
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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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Ww/M8.3 Where adults have difficulty writing with pens or pencils, use alternative methods to handwriting such as a computer keyboard |
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SLlr/M7.1 Listen to familiar people and demonstrate that they are paying attention such as through eye contact, nodding, etc. |
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SLlr/M7.2 Listen to simple questions on familiar topics and give simple responses in answer |
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Object Grids for pre-Entry activities - for improving visual figure-ground skills, expressive language development, matching and counting symbols. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 3 pages. 60K. SLlr/M6.1 SLc/M6.1 Rtc/M6.2 |
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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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SLlr/M7.3 Listen to and follow simple instructions and requests containing three to five words, sign, symbols |
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| Speaking and Listening Milestone 7 (Speak - or use other means - to communicate) | |
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SLc/M7.1 Communicate (a) (b) (c) making references to i) past ii) present iii) future |
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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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SLc/M7.2 Use conjunctions including 'and' and 'but' to |
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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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SLc/M7.3 Make simple requests |
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SLc/M7.4 Ask simple questions of others |
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SLc/M7.5 Make simple statements about simple and personal matters |
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Object Grids for pre-Entry activities - for improving visual figure-ground skills, expressive language development, matching and counting symbols. Contributed by Janet Kinsey (Abingdon and Witney College) janet.kinsey@abingdon-witney.ac.uk 3 pages. 60K. |
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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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Rti/M7.1 Demonstrate an interest in the activity of reading |
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Rti/M7.2 Express a preference in which reading material is to be used |
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Rti/M7.3 Understand that different reading materials have different |
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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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| Sign and Symbol Hunt - tea break activity (different forms of text, purpose of text). Encourage students to hunt around college for signs, symbols or information. Full instructions and teaching ideas. 4 pages. 192K. | |
| Purpose of Text fill in forms for Milestones 7, 8 and E1/2. Includes full colour picture reference sheet with examples of signs, symbols, cards, letters, etc.3 pages. 220K | |
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Tom's Family Book 2 - Tom's
Sister is another super 18 page
student workbook originally written for Milestone 8, E1-2 ESOL students to
use at the beginning of the academic year. Complete with student and tutor
record pages, evaluation, and answer sheets. Includes spelling, reading,
cloze exercises and comprehension, form-filling, sentences, word searches and a crossword. Contributed by Ginette Kriche.