Functional Skills Qualifications requirements
This resource from Ofqual will help you understand the current functional skills qualifications requirements.
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KING STREET phonics reading scheme from Gatehouse Books
KING STREET is a carefully graded reading scheme which provides opportunities for practice in all the underpinning skills needed to produce a competent reader.
Skills for Life Diagnostic Assessment Materials
These diagnostic assessment materials for literacy, language and numeracy were developed nationally in 2002, and include materials for assessing the need for dyslexia support.
Functional Skills Initial Assessment
This information on the Excellence Gateway website provides pointers to enable you to develop your own functional skills initial assessment tool.
English in the World Today
This free online course unit by OpenLearn at the Open University will be of interest to literacy and ESOL specialists, and to students undertaking Literacy/ESOL subject specialist qualifications.
Yes We Can Read: an award-winning 1 to 1 reading tool
Yes We Can Read is a phonics-based programme to develop reading for meaning with a unique photo-alphabet which makes it particularly helpful for learners with dyslexia.
Supermarket Stories series from Gatehouse Books
Jenny’s Choice is the eagerly-awaited fourth title in the brilliant Supermarket Stories series, written by Margaret Adams. Supporting tutor resources are available on CD-ROM featuring a range of stimulating activities to develop literacy skills.
Yes We Can Read is a finalist in the annual People’s Book Prize – vote now!
Yes We Can Read, the one-to-one phonics-based programme from Gatehouse Books, is a finalist in the annual People’s Book Prize – find out more!
The Skills for Life ReadWritePlus materials
How to access the Skills for Life ReadWritePlus materials, which include the diagnostic assessment materials and Skills for Life core curricula.
Yes We Can Read – a winner for 2010
Yes We Can Read is a one-to-one phonics-based programme to develop reading for meaning, designed for learners aged from 8 to 80, from Gatehouse Books.
Functional Skills
Functional skills are practical skills in English, mathematics and ICT that enable learners to deal with practical problems and challenges.
Gatehouse Books: Mehdi’s Story
We introduce Mehdi’s Story by Julia Paillier, a new ESOL beginner reader with a comprehensive set of tutor resources on CD-ROM, mapped to the ESOL curriculum.