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Some adults will have special requirements. The following access statement applies to the standards at each level: Adults with a disability may have special learning requirements and be unable to demonstrate some of the capabilities or skills specified in the standards. As a reasonable adjustment and to aid access it is recommended that alternative methods are investigated to allow individual to demonstrate their abilities. Curriculum developers and qualifications designers are expected to produce guidance for centres on recognising special learning requirements. This guidance should be supported by a framework for identifying and adopting appropriate alternative approaches. (‘Access to the standards’, National standards for adult literacy and numeracy, QCA, 2000) Guidance on specialist diagnosis of learning needs and access to the curriculum for learners with physical disabilities, sensory impairment and learning disabilities will be published separately. The national standards for adult literacy and numeracy The standards describe adult literacy and numeracy within the definition expressed in A Fresh Start: ‘the ability to read, write and speak in English and to use mathematics at a level necessary to function at work and in society in general.’ The standards provide a map of the range of skills and capabilities that adults are expected to need in order to function and progress at work and in society. A separate set of standards has been produced for each of the basic skills of literacy and numeracy. Literacy covers the ability to: • speak, listen and respond • read and comprehend • write to communicate. Numeracy covers the ability to: • understand and use mathematical information • calculate and manipulate mathematical information • interpret results and communicate mathematical information. Separate curricula have been developed and published for literacy and for numeracy. Introduction 3
4 The Adult Literacy Core Curriculum The national qualifications framework The national standards for adult literacy and numeracy are specified at three levels: Entry level, Level 1 and Level 2. Levels 1 and 2 are aligned to the key skills of communication and application of number (this alignment is signposted on the left-hand page of the curriculum document at these levels). Entry level is further divided into three sub-levels: Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3. Entry level has been set out in this way to describe in detail the small steps required for adults to make progress. This sub-division also signals a clear alignment of the skill levels with levels 1, 2 and 3 of the National Curriculum. The three levels of the national standards for adult literacy and numeracy correspond to the levels of demand of qualifications in the national qualifications framework, illustrated in Table 1. Table 1. The national qualifications framework National Curriculum Level 5 National Curriculum Level 4 National Curriculum Level 3 National Curriculum Level 2 National Curriculum Level 1 Literacy/Numeracy Level 2 Literacy/Numeracy Level 1 Literacy/Numeracy Entry 3 Literacy/Numeracy Entry 2 Literacy/Numeracy Entry 1 Key skills Level 5 Key skills Level 4 Key skills Level 3 Key skills Level 2 Key skills Level 1 National qualifications framework Level 5 National qualifications framework Level 4 National qualifications framework Level 3 National qualifications framework Level 2 National qualifications framework Level 1 Entry Level
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