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Developing literacy skills with the Ask Oxford website
September 17th 2005
A look at the range of activities to support the development of word level skills on this dictionary based website
New CD ROM from the Basic Skills Agency – Money Talk
September 5th 2005
Money Talk contains speaking and listening activities set in a financial context
LSDA Research on Writing
July 22nd 2005
More research sites are needed to enable the LSDA to complete this important study – can you help?
New BBC Adult Literacy Campaign
April 11th 2005
Launch of the BBC’s biggest ever adult literacy campaign
Level 3 and Level 4 Literacy taster sessions
March 26th 2005
Materials to support the delivery of a taster session for people wishing to undertake the Literacy Level 3 Subject Support and Level 4 Subject Specialist qualifications
Communication Skills for Life from BT
March 6th 2005
Free DVDs, online activities, lesson plans and teacher’s guides to help young people reach their full potential as communicators
OFSTED Conference Reports 2003-4 for Maths and English
December 12th 2004
Reports from OFSTED subject conferences
Skills for Life in Ireland
November 25th 2004
Background to NALA, the National Adult Literacy Agency in Ireland, and ‘literacy tools’ from across the water!
Vision of Britain
November 17th 2004
An on-line resource that can be used to support Skills for Life learners who would like to explore how their town or village has changed in the last 200 years