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A straightforward illustrated guide for beginners that can easily be adapted to suit your own institution. Ideal for many students including E2-E3 Skills for Life ICT.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
ICT
Entry 1 and 2 ICT
Entry 3 ICT
General
Study Skills and General Teaching

A short but very useful PPT that is bound to stimulate much discussion about the different ways we communicate.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Functional English - speaking, listening & communicating
Adult Literacy: Speaking & Listening
General
Study Skills and General Teaching
Context
Employment skills & Public services
Independent living

A work / help sheet for dyslexic learners who have difficulty distinguishing between these two letters. Underline the letters, read the words and write sentences.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
General
Dyslexia support

A very useful sheet (best used on-screen) providing online links to a range of mouse exercises where learners can learn about right and left clicking, double clicking, drag and drop, etc. Activities range form straightforward tutorials to ‘Dress the Eggplant’, Join the Dots and a bubble game. Many also provide very useful practice on reading instructions.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
ICT
Entry 1 and 2 ICT
General
Study Skills and General Teaching

Provides step by step help to ICT / Lit / Num students plus useful practice in reading instructions.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
ICT
Entry 1 and 2 ICT
General
Study Skills and General Teaching

Entry level lottery activity that involves deciding how you are going to spend the money. Structured, with fill-in boxes for expenditure etc.
Written for learners on the autistic spectrum (who often find it particularly difficult to infer meaning that is not explicitly stated) but suitable for many literacy and/or numeracy students.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Wt/E1.1
Wt/E2.1
Maths
AN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notation
N2/E3.4
General
Autistic spectrum support
Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond

A great help sheet for dyslexic learners who have difficulty remembering the difference between b and d. Tip: for some learners it may be best to teach just one strategy. For example, if they are left-handed show them the left-handed ‘thumbs up’ only.

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
General
Dyslexia support

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.
Written for young adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Aspergers Syndrome but suitable for all.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
SLd/E2.2
SLd/E3.1
SLd/E3.2
SLd/L1.1
SLd/E3.3
SLd/L1.2
General
Autistic spectrum support

Two versions of a planner / writing frame (one is more detailed than the other) that encourage learners to look critically at non-fiction information books – looking out for features such as illustrations, headings, glossaries etc. and extracting interesting facts.
Written for young adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Aspergers Syndrome but suitable for all.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Rt/E2.2
Rt/E3.2
AL Rt/E2.4 Use illustrations and captions to locate information
Rt/E3.5
Rt/E3.9
Rt/E3.6
Rt/E3.8
General
Autistic spectrum support

Wonderful multi-sensory games and activities for Entry level students (and higher level students with dyslexia).

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
Rw/E2.4
Rw/E3.4
AL Rw/E1.3
General
Dyslexia support