The top 50 tags in various classification categories, with the most-common tags first.
AL Adult Literacy Core Curriculum (2001): W - writing, R - reading [w - word level , s - sentence level, t - text level]; SL - speaking & listening [lr - listen & respond, c - speak to communicate, d - engage in discussion]
AN Adult Numeracy Core Curriculum (2001): N [N1 - whole numbers, N2 - fractions, decimals & percentages]; MSS [MSS1 - common measures, MSS2 shape & space]; HD [HD1 - data, HD2 - probability].
FE Functional Skills English (2011, Reformed 2018)
FM Functional Skills Mathematics (2011, Reformed 2018)
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English
Functional English - writingFunctional English readingGeneral literacy / EnglishAL Ww/L1.1 Spell & use spelling strategiesAL Ww/L2.1 Spell technical wordsAL Rw/E1.1 Have limited, meaningful sight vocabulary of words, signs, symbolsAL Reading: comprehensionAL Writing: compositionFunctional Skills EnglishAL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short textsAL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer textsAL Rw/E1.2 Decode simple, regular wordsFunctional English - speaking, listening & communicatingAL Rt/L1.1 Understand continuous textsAL Ww/E3.1 Spell common wordsHomophones, homographs & confusablesAL Rw/L2.3 Vocabulary (language features, synonyms, formality)Rw/L1.3AL Rw/E2.2 Recognise high frequency words & words with common spelling patternsAL Wt/E3.1 Plan & draft writingAL Ww/E3.2 Use phonic knowledge to help spellingAL Rt/E1.1 Read short familiar textsAL Ws/L2.4 Use apostrophes & inverted commasRs/E1.1 Read and recognise simple sentence structuresWw/E1.3Reading: word focus (phonics & vocabulary)Ww/E2.2Rw/E3.4Rw/E3.5Rs/E3.2Wt/L1.1Ww/E1.1ReadingFictionWt/L1.4Rt/L1.2Ww/E2.1Rs/L1.2Rs/L1.1Rt/L2.1AL Ws/E2.2 Use AdjectivesFE L1.9 Identify & understand the main points, ideas & detailsFE L1.17 Read & understand a range of specialist words in contextRw/L2.1Form fillingFE L1.24 Use format, structure & language appropriate for audience & purposeFE L1.12 Recognise that language & other textual features can be varied to suit different audiences & purposesFE L2.14 Understand how textual features/devices can shape meaning for different audiences/purposesWritingRt/E3.7
Mathematics
Functional MathsGeneral numeracy / mathsFunctional Maths - numbers and the number systemFunctional Maths - measures, shape & spaceFunctional Maths - handling information and dataAN MSS1/E3.1 Add & subtract money using decimal notationAN MSS1/L1.1 Add, subtract, multiply & divide sums of money and recordAN N1/L1.7Data HandlingAN N1/L1.3AN N1/L2.3MSS1/L1.7AN MSS1/E3.3AN N1/L2.4AN N1/E3.1 place value <1000, odd / even, count in 10s /100sHD1/L1.1HD1/L2.3HD1/L1.3Common MeasuresMSS1/L1.9MSS1/L1.4Whole NumbersHD1/L1.4AN N2/L1.5 Calculate with decimals up to 2dpMSS1/L2.5MSS1/L2.6NumberFM Straightforward problem(s) with more than 1 stepN2/L1.2HD1/E3.1AN N2/L1.9 Find simple percentage parts of quantities and measurementsAN N2/L2.8 Find percentage parts of quantities and measurementsHD1/L2.4AN N1/E2.2 Read, write, order & compare numbers to 100; odd even nos.N1/L2.1N1/L2.2N1/E3.5FM Context free underpinningAdult Numeracy N2/L1.3N1/L1.5AN MSS1/L1.3 Calculate with and convert between units of timeHD1/L2.1MSS1/L1.8MSS1/E3.5MSS1/E2.2AN N1/E2.3Adult Numeracy N2/L2.2HD1/L1.2MSS1/E3.6AN N1/L1.1 Place value to millions. < and > symbols
Pre-entry
pE Rw/M8.3pE Ww/M8.1pE Rw/M8.1pE Rtc/M8.3pE Rw/M8.2pE Rw/M7.3pre-Entry GeneralpE N1/M8.5pE Ww/M8.2pE Rtc/M7.1pE N1/M8.3pE N1/M8.6pE Wt/M8.1pE Rw/M7.1pE Wt/M8.4pE Wt/M7.2pE SLc/M8.2pE SLlr/M8.2pE N1/M8.1pE Ws/M8.1pE Rtc/M7.3pE Rs/M8.1pE N1/M8.7pE N1/M7.4pE N1/M8.4pE N1/M6.4pE SLc/M8.1pE Rw/M6.1pE N1/M7.3pE Rw/M6.2pE Rtc/M8.2pE Ww/M7.1pE SLlr/M8.3pE SLlr/M8.1pE SLlr/M7.2pE SLc/M6.1pE SLc/M7.5pE N1/M8.10pE N1/M8.9pE N1/M6.3pE MSS1/M8.3pE N1/M7.6pE SLc/M8.3pE N1/M8.8pE HD1/M6.2pE MSS1/M7.8pE MSS1/M8.6pE N1/M7.7pE N1/M8.2pE Listen & respond
ESOL
ESOL Rw/E1.1aGeneral ESOL ESOL Ww/E1.1aESOL Rw/E1.2aESOL Rs/E1.1a Read and recognise simple sentence structures:ESOL Reading: text focus (comprehension)ESOL Rw/E1.3aESOL Writing: text focus (composition)ESOL Ww/E1.1bESOL Listen and respondESOL Sc/E1.4a Make simple statements of factESOL Rt/E1.1a Follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experienceESOL Ws/E1.1aESOL Rt/E1.1b Obtain information from textsESOL Reading: word focus (vocabulary, word recognition, phonics)ESOL ReadingESOL Sc/E1.3b Ask for informationESOL Ww/E1.1cESOL Sc/E1.3a Ask for personal detailsESOL Speak to communicateESOL Ww/E1.2aESOL Writing: sentence focus (punctuation and grammar)ESOL Writing: word focus (spelling and handwriting)ESOL Engage in discussionESOL Rw/E1.3bESOL Lr/E1.4b Recognise different question wordsESOL Rw/E2.1aESOL Rs/E2.1b Use knowledge of simple and compound sentence structure to work out meaningESOL Ww/E2.1bESOL Rt/E2.1a Use a range of strategies to trace & understand main eventsESOL Ww/E2.1aESOL Rw/E2.3aESOL Sc/E1.4d Make statements of fact clearlyESOL Ww/E3.1aESOL Ww/L1.1aESOL Rw/L2.3aESOL Rw/E3.5aESOL Ws/L1.1aESOL Wt/E1.1aESOL Sc/E1.1b Articulate the sounds of English to be comprehensible to a sympathetic native speakerESOL Sc/E1.4b Give personal informationESOL WritingESOL Lr/E1.2b Listen for detail & respond, in a face-to-face situationESOL Lr/E1.5c Take part in more formal exchangesESOL Sc/E1.2a Make requests: ask for things or actionESOL Rw/E2.2aESOL Lr/E2.2a Listen for detailESOL Ws/E2.1aESOL Ws/E2.2a Use adjectivesESOL Ws/E3.2a
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