Pre-Entry Resources

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5 Questions to Ask Yourself When Selecting Texts for Beginner EAL Learners

I am absolutely fascinated by this blog written by Lauren Piovesan, the founder of ESL Reads. Despite spending two decades simplifying texts - a task that I enjoy and sometimes find a challenge - I've never really analysed what I'm doing.

Although written for EAL (English as an Additional Language) teachers this is a useful guide for both experienced and new teachers of ESOL, adult literacy (Functional Skills English) and indeed vocational subjects.

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

Entry Level 3

Level 1

English

Functional English reading

Adult Literacy: Reading

Pre-entry

pE Reading

ESOL

ESOL Reading (R)

Identify devices & icons: embedded digital skills for ESOL & English

This is a fun activity which encourages learners to use IT vocabulary to identify common devices, emojis and icons. It includes a link to an on-screen Wordwall activity where they can test what they already know about devices and common computing icons.

Editor's note

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

English

FE E2.12 Use illustrations, images & captions to locate information

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

ICT

Entry 1 and 2 ICT

Functional Skills ICT: Using ICT

I like apples: E1 ESOL gap fill

Gap-fill reading activity with food vocab for pre-Entry and Entry Level 1 ESOL. Vocab: coffee, carrots, tomatoes, spices, onions, butter. I used this in a Zoom lesson. It works well as an extra activity alongside English My Way: Shopping. (The images are all used in accordance with their Creative Commons licenses).

Editor's note
A very visual resource -ideal for absolute beginners including pre-Entry.

Level

Entry Level 1

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in letters, syllables, words,

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

ESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out words

Context

Catering Food Nutrition

Pre-Entry Fruit Maths

A series of question sheets for learners to count, compare, add and subtract numbers of different fruits.

Learners' reference a front sheet displaying a collection of pictures of fruits to answer a series of questions covering; counting and comparing numbers to 10, words describing quantity, addition and subtraction. Question texts are supported with Makaton symbols and with Numicon shapes to support pre-entry learners' understanding.

Level

Pre-entry

pre-Entry N1/M7.4 Relate numbers to collections of objects to three, & with support up to five

pre-Entry N1/M7.6 Subtract single-digit numbers reliably from numbers to 3, & with support from numbers to 5

pre-Entry N1/M8.3 Count reliably up to 5 items, & with inconsistencies, up to 10 items

pre-Entry N1/M8.4 Compare two given numbers of objects in groups of up to five, commnicating which is more/less

pre-Entry N1/M8.5 recognise, use, record & know value of numerals 0-10

pre-Entry N1/M8.6 Relate numbers to collections of objects reliably to five, & with support to 10

pre-Entry N1/M8.7 Add single-digit numbers reliably to five, & with support to 10

pre-Entry N1/M8.8 Subtract single-digit numbers reliably from numbers to five , &) with support from numbers to 10

Context

Catering Food Nutrition

ESOL E1 pre-Entry introductory lessons

An introduction lesson for ESOL/Pre Entry to help build learner confidence and introduce them to college rules/expectations.

Editor's note

Two complete and very welcoming lessons. Also covers asking and responding to questions about personal information, recognising letters of the alphabet, and classroom equipment. Lovely :)

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL SLlr/E1.4

AL SLc/E1.3

Adult Lit Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Adult Lit Rw/E1.3 Recognise the letters of the alphabet in both upper and lower case

Adult Lit Ww/E1.2 Write the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case

Pre-entry

pre-Entry SLlr/M8.1 Listen and respond to familiar people in simple/personal contexts

pre-Entry SLlr/M8.2 Listen to & answer simple questions about personal details/experiences/events & narratives

pre-Entry SLc/M8.1 Use key words, signs, symbols when communicating about own experiences, and to recount a narrative

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

pre-Entry Ww/M8.1 Write with appropriate grip making many controlled letter shapes & using a conventional sequence of letters

ESOL

ESOL Lr/E1.4a Listen and respond to requests for personal information

ESOL Lr/E1.4b Recognise different question words

ESOL Sc/E1.3a Ask for personal details

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

ESOL Ww/E1.2a Form the letters of the alphabet using upper and lower case

Greetings and feelings - ESOL worksheet

A worksheet which aims at getting pre-entry /E1 ESOL learners to practice different responses to greetings; both positive and negative responses. It also includes a picture matching task which helps learners to understand feelings and moods.

Editor’s note
Also suitable for pre-Entry literacy.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL SLc/E1.3

Adult Lit Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

pre-Entry SLc/M8.3 Use growing vocabulary to convey meaning to the listener (beyond that of purely personal significance)

pE Listen & respond

ESOL

ESOL Sd/E1.1c Express likes, dislikes, feelings, etc

ESOL Sc/E1.3a Ask for personal details

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

ESOL Lr/E1.5a Recognise a speaker's feeling and attitude

Context

Independent living

Alphabet chart for ESOL adults

A-Z chart of pictures with the corresponding initial sound. I’ve tried to select pictures which Beginner ESOL adults will recognise.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

AL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular words

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M6.1 Match familiar objects to words, signs, symbols, images

pre-Entry Rw/M7.1 Recognise most letters of the alphabet on any given occasion.

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M8.2 Associate sounds with patterns in letters, syllables, words,

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

ESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out words

General

Dyslexia support

Personal Data Dominoes

Three sets of dominoes to use in warm-up and for letter and word recognition activities. The first set, for pre-Entry ESOL and Literacy learners with very low levels of letter and word recognition, matches lower case to capital letter versions, the second set is a set of “doubles”, which can be used alongside the first. The third set, for pre-Entry / Entry 1 ESOL learners, matches a category to an example. Each set has 17 dominoes, so 4 each for a group of 4 learners, plus one to start.

Level

Entry Level 1

Entry Level 2

Entry Level 3

English

Rw/E3.2

Rw/E2.1

Adult Lit Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Functional English reading

Form filling

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E3.2a Read & understand words / phrases commonly used on forms

ESOL Rw/E2.1a Recognise words on forms related to personal information

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

Context

Employment skills & Public services

Things for class wordsearch

An easy word search (downwards and across only – no diagonals of backward-spelt words). Ideal for consolidating a vocabulary lesson on things to bring to class. A first lesson warmer / homework / filler.

Level

Entry Level 1

English

Adult Lit Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbols

Pre-entry

pre-Entry Rw/M8.1Recognise letters of the alphabet by shape, name, sound

pre-Entry Rw/M8.3 Recognise & read a growing no. of words signs symbols

ESOL

ESOL Rw/E1.3a Identify letters of alphabet in both upper & lower case

ESOL Rw/E1.2a Use basic sound-letter correspondence to sound out words

ESOL Rw/E1.1a Recognise a limited number of words, signs and symbols

Context

Education and teaching

Object - initial sound match a e m r s t

Four straightforward worksheets for M6-M8 – based on everyday objects beginning with the sounds of a e m r s or t.
4 worksheets plus curriculum mapping.

Level

Pre-entry

pre-Entry SLc/M6.1 Use phrases of up to 3 key words/signs to communicate simple ideas

pre-Entry Rw/M6.1 Match familiar objects to words, signs, symbols, images

pre-Entry Rw/M6.2 Recognise & read up to 5 personal words, signs, symbols

pre-Entry Rw/M7.1 Recognise most letters of the alphabet on any given occasion.

pre-Entry Rw/M7.3 Recognise & select up to ten personal words, signs, symbols

pre-Entry M8.1 Understand that print conveys meaning

pre-Entry Rtc/M8.2 Understand & use conventions of reading: follow left to right, etc.

pre-Entry Rtc/M8.3 When working with texts communicate about persons, characters, events, objects