AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts

Rt/E1.1 Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic (a) know that text on page goes from left to right and form top to bottom and be able to track a simple text as they read it aloud for themselves (b) know and use a range of text level strategies to get at meaning: their own background knowledge of content, the context of the text as a whole, presentational devices (c) know that it is not always necessary to read every word in order to comprehend or get information from a text (d) understand that texts can be sources of information and enjoyment (e) know some basic meta-language that distinguish written text from spoken texts e.g. text, page, format, layout, print, image, caption, line, title, sentence, word, letter

A challenging and funny E1-E2 text (with 12 comprehension questions) based on a true story.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
ESOL
ESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience
ESOL Rt/E2.1a Use a range of strategies to trace & understand main events

An amusing news report about tricking hardened criminals. E1-E2 text (with 10 comprehension questions) based on a true story.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
ESOL
ESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience
ESOL Rt/E2.1a Use a range of strategies to trace & understand main events

A reading comprehension exercise written in the style of a practice OCR E1 reading assignment (Task 1). It also includes OCR style tasks 2-4 (purpose of text, reading signs and symbols) – these are NOT about Love Hearts.
Love Hearts task 1 can also be used independently or alongside our popular Valentine’s Day E2-L2 Love Hearts Assignment (see below) in mixed ability classes.

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
Rt/E1.2
AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words
AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Munich Air Disaster is a simplified news report from Feb 6th 1958 with comprehension questions.

Level
Entry Level 3
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 1
English
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
Context
History, culture, museums, libraries

Written specially for a non-reader who would not visit the doctor because of the touch screen booking system. Makes good reading practice (also following instructions) even for those who don’t need to use such a system.

Level
M7
M8
Entry Level 1
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
Pre-entry
pE Rtc/M7.3
pre-Entry Rtc/M8.3 When working with texts communicate about persons, characters, events, objects
Context
Independent living

An interesting E1-2 text (and questions) useful for general comprehension and introducing the third person present simple. With ideas for extension work and adapting the text for your local area.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
ESOL
ESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:
ESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience
ESOL Ws/E1.1a Construct a simple sentence, using basic word order & verb form
Context
Retail Hospitality Customer service

A present for Charlie’s Mum is adapted from Vicky Maltby’s ‘A Gift for Charlie’s Mum’ (which focuses on consonant digraphs th ch and sh). This version has been simplified for Entry 1 students and the story has changed slightly (in this version it is Mum’s birthday – not Mothers’ Day!). There are extra pictures and new comprehension questions.

Level
Entry Level 1
English
AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures
Ww/E1.3

A poem for Entry 1 group reading – with 5 pages of focused comprehension and spelling activities that can be used for individual or small group work.

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Poetry
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words
AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols
AL Rw/E1.3
Ww/E1.3

A great project for preEntry – Entry 2. Make the instant dessert, read and sequence instructions, match images to key word and more!

Level
M7
M8
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
English
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
Rt/E2.3
Pre-entry
pE Rtc/M7.3
pre-Entry Rtc/M8.3 When working with texts communicate about persons, characters, events, objects
Context
Catering Food Nutrition

Two on-screen cloze exercises.
Cloze 1 – select correct words from drop down menus.
Cloze 2 – type in correct words from word bank.
Can be used alone or with the DfES Skills for Life E1 Literacy materials.
http://rwp.excellencegateway.org.uk/readwriteplus/Learning_Materials_Li…
(Unit 1, Lost and Found). Related online audio files are also available (links can be found within the cloze exercises).

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures
AL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar texts
Rt/E1.2
AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols
SLlr/E1.3
Context
Leisure, Hobbies, Travel & Tourism
Sport and fitness