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❛ Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and attention. ❜ Francis Bacon, 1561–1626
56 The Adult Literacy Core Curriculum At this level, adults can read and understand short texts with repeated language patterns on familiar topics read and obtain information from common signs and symbols in texts such as public signs and notices, lists, forms, records, simple narratives Text Focus Reading comprehension Rt/E1 Skills, knowledge and understanding Adults should be taught to: 1 follow a short narrative on a familiar topic or experience – know that text on a page goes from left to right and from top to bottom and be able to track a simple text as they read it aloud for themselves – know and use a range of text-level strategies to get at meaning: their own background knowledge of content, the context of the text as a whole, presentational devices – know that it is not always necessary to read every word in order to comprehend or gain information from a text – understand that texts can be sources of information and enjoyment – know some basic metalanguage that distinguishes written text from spoken texts, e.g. text, page, format, layout, print, image, caption, line, title, sentence, word, letter 2 recognise the different purposes of texts at this level – understand that different types of text will look different and that the format can often help identify the purpose of texts – know that symbols without words have meaning and understand the meaning of common signs and symbols Skills, knowledge and understanding Adults should be taught to: 1 read and recognise simple sentence structures – know that language is rule governed and understand that word order affects meaning – use implicit knowledge of language rules to predict meaning and check for sense – understand the concept of a sentence – know the name and understand the function of a full stop and an initial capital letter in a sentence and apply this knowledge to help with reading – understand that not all texts consist of whole sentences – know that, as well as marking a new sentence, capital letters are used for names and places and for the personal pronoun ‘I’ Example Sentence Focus Grammar and punctuation Rs/E1 Read their own composition, which someone else has written down. Predict a text’s likely subject matter from information on the title page, or the headline of a newspaper article, and judge if it will be of use or interest to themselves. Recognise the purpose of simple texts encountered in daily life, e.g. a greetings card, an advert, a notice, an appointment card, a shopping list, a road sign. Recognise and understand the signs for No Smoking, Ladies, Gents, EXIT, ENTRANCE, Bus Stop. Example Read simple sentences and check for sense, e.g. My name is Maria. I have two children. Point the spray away from your face. Now press the top.
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