Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources

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Spelling mnemonics

Spelling mnemonics is a huge list collected by Stella Jales and her students. Includes spellings for all levels (from ‘said’ to ‘accommodation’)

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Ww/E1.1
Ww/E2.1
AL Ww/E3.1 Spell common words
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies
AL Ww/L2.1 Spell technical words

Steps to preparing an essay

A clear and useful handout / poster suitable for L1/L2 students.

Level
Level 2
Level 1
English
Wt/L2.1
Adult Lit Wt/L1.1 Plan and draft writing

Make your own mnemonic

A handout or poster suitable for all spelling levels.

Level
Level 2
Level 1
Entry Level 3
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 1
English
AL Ww/L2.1 Spell technical words
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies
AL Ww/E3.1 Spell common words
Ww/E2.1
Ww/E1.1

13 Preposition posters

A series of useful posters (or use as a handout, or display on an interactive whiteboard) for Entry 1 ESOL / Literacy. Each preposition is accompanied by a clear diagram and sample sentence.

Level
Entry Level 1
English
Rs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structures
AL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols
ESOL
ESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:
ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

Colons and semi colons

Clear examples and practice for Level 2 students.

Level
Level 2
English
AL Ws/L2.4 Use apostrophes & inverted commas
Adult Lit Rs/L2.2 Use punctuation to help interpret the meaning and purpose of texts

What's an adverb?

Single page handout gives straightforward explanation and examples followed by practice.

Level
Level 1
English
Adult Literacy Rs/L1.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge

Important spellings for hairdressers

A useful practice list that can be kept in students’ folders.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
AL Ww/E3.1 Spell common words
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies
AL Ww/L2.1 Spell technical words
Context
Hairdressing & Beauty therapy

What are conjunctions?

What are conjunctions? Information, examples of using conjunctions to join two sentences, plus related worksheet.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Adult Literacy Rs/E3.2 Use implicit & explicit knowledge of word types/order to help with decoding/predicting meaning
Adult Literacy Rs/L1.1 Use implicit and explicit grammatical knowledge
Ws/E3.1
Adult Lit Ws/L1.1 Write in complete sentences

What's a thesaurus?

Information, examples of using synonyms to change sentences, plus related worksheet.

Level
Level 2
English
AL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)

Common homophones - 3 sets

Three beautifully clear handouts on three sets of common homophones along with a practice sheet on there – their – they’re.

Level
Level 1
English
Homophones, homographs & confusables
AL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategies