Adult Literacy Core Curriculum - Nationally developed Skills for Life ...

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The Adult Basic Literacy Skills
Core Curriculum
At this level,
adults can
listen and respond
to spoken language, including
simple narratives, statements,
questions and single-step
instructions
speak to communicate
basic information, feelings and
opinions on familiar topics
engage in discussion
with another person in a familiar
situation about familiar topics
in simple and familiar formal
exchanges connected with
education, training, work and
social roles
Listen and respond SLlr/E1
Skills, knowledge and understanding
Adults should be taught to:
1 listen for the gist of short explanations
– understand the difference between
listening for gist and listening for specific
details and know which one is applicable in
a situation
– use context clues and own experience to
help understanding
– understand how to register engagement or
interest in a face-to-face exchange,
e.g. by body language, eye contact, facial
expression
2
3
4
listen for detail using key words to
extract some specific information
– understand the importance of identifying
the listening purpose and why the detail is
needed
– understand that detail is obtained through
listening for key words, e.g. names, places,
times, dates, cost
– understand the importance of repeated
words and phrases
– understand the difference between
listening for detail face to face, where
clarification can be sought, and listening to
an impersonal announcement
follow single-step instructions in a
familiar context, asking for
instructions to be repeated if
necessary
– recognise and understand some key words
used in instructions
– understand the need to be clear about
what to do and how to ask for instructions
to be repeated if necessary
listen and respond to requests for
personal information
– know and understand a range of contexts
where people might legitimately be asked
for personal information
– know likely key words associated with
listening for and providing personal
information
– know how to spell out their personal
details for the listener if needed
Example
Follow the general sense of a short
explanation, showing some sign of
engagement, e.g. a briefing about a new
course, a description of a holiday play
scheme.
Listen and locate specific detail, e.g. the
dates, times and location of classes when
enrolling for a course, next month’s targets for
production or sales on a work shift.
Follow a simple spoken instruction correctly
for work, leisure or study, e.g. for putting on
basic safety clothing, for locking up after an
event at a social centre.
Listen and respond to a request for personal
details, e.g. request for name and address
from a doctor’s receptionist.