Adult Literacy, Functional English, and GCSE Resources

A presentation full of useful DOs and DON’Ts that finishes with a differentiated proof reading task for E3, L1, L2.

An E1 kinaesthetic resource for 2-4 players – also ideal for dyslexic learners at higher levels.

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.

A straightforward but very useful sheet covering ordering by first and second letters, and dictionary work.

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.

For a related resource using the same idea to investigate and write newspaper reports please see Ellie Walsh’s Looking at Newspapers (below).

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).

Handy reference for Entry Level ESOL and Literacy learners. Helps with Alphabetical order, upper / lower case and vowels / consonants.

Set of two resources written for ‘Literacy through Drama’ students and ideal for young social networking fans. A character must be selected and then imaginary Facebook / MySpace profiles written. Ideal for encouraging descriptive writing, use of adjectives, etc. 8 pages of writing frames plus a great PPT to introduce the topic (uses Bart Simpson as the character).

Ideal for anyone interested in cars. Use for first or second place ordering.

A topical Entry 3 BBC news text (which has an accompanying video) with comprehension questions and dictionary work.