Gatehouse Books: a great selection of beginner reader books
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
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Braille version practice tests
Your suggestions on how to obtain Braille version practice tests for literacy and numeracy learners.
Skills for Life and Key Skills Practice tests
These Skills for Life and Key Skills practice tests were developed over the period 2001 to 2010, to support the national Skills for Life Strategy.
The Phonics Debate: Research Summary
A summary of the research on the use of phonics in the teaching of reading and spelling
Google Earth as a Skills for Life resource
An introduction to Google Earth as a fun resource to support literacy and numeracy skills development.
Improve Your Memory, Improve Your Spelling
Downloadable materials for a 20 hour course to enable learners to improve their memory and their spelling.
Embedding Literacy Skills into Assertiveness Training
A group session plan and resources to help you embed literacy skills development into assertiveness training.
Readability
A review of published guidelines on improving readability, and a design checklist to help you develop resources with readability in mind.
Skills for Life Awareness
A Skills for life awareness presentation designed for library staff by Alice Ryan of the Leeds Learning Partnership.
Writing Frames
Writing frames are outlines that give learners a structure to help them communicate what they want to say. This resource, produced by York College, will help you find out more about them.
Embedded Activities for Level 1 maths and English
Embedded activities for Level 1 maths and English learners working or training in a catering context.
Chaser card activity for use with groups of learners
Chaser cards can be a useful resource to support maths and English skills development, especially in the context of ice-breaker and group based activities.