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

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The Adult Literacy
Core Curriculum
At this level,
adults can
read and understand
a range of texts of varying
complexity accurately and
independently
read and obtain information
of varying length and detail from
different sources
in a wide range of text types
Text Focus Reading comprehension Rt/L2
Skills, knowledge and understanding
Adults should be taught to:
1 trace and understand the main events
of continuous descriptive, explanatory
and persuasive texts
– understand that continuous texts may be
structured round a main event(s), idea(s),
theme(s)
– understand that it is sometimes necessary to
infer meaning which is not explicitly stated,
in order to arrive at a correct overall
understanding
– understand that judgements can be made
about texts from an overall understanding of
their content, by reflecting on what has been
read
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3
4
See also in the key skills: Communication key skills level 2
Part A: In reading and summarising information . . .
Part B: C2.2
identify the purpose of a text and infer
meaning which is not explicit
– understand that different kinds of text have
different purposes, that texts can have more
than one purpose, and that the real purpose
of some texts can be different from the
explicitly stated purpose
– understand that format, structure, vocabulary
and style provide clues to the purpose of a text
– understand that the relevance of a text
depends on the reader's purpose as well as
the purpose of the text
identify the main points and specific
detail
– understand the difference between main
points and specific detail as they occur in
different types of text, e.g. a letter, a safety
report, a rail timetable
– understand the importance of knowing when
it is sufficient to grasp the main points and
when the details are also important
– understand that knowledge of the
organisation and layout of different texts can
help distinguish main points from detail
(e.g. headings, topic sentences)
read an argument and identify the
points of view
– understand the characteristic structures of
written argument
– understand that texts presenting an
argument are adopting a particular point of
view
– understand the difference between
objective fact and opinion/point of view
Example
Read a report on an issue of local
importance, follow the main ideas and get a
sense of the overall meaning.
Recognise when an article in a newspaper
or magazine is being ironic or satirical,
e.g. a review apparently praising a TV
programme or film, but actually being
critical of it.
Distinguish the main points and details in
texts related to their own work, home and
learning, e.g. get details of a rock star’s UK
tour from a web site; select the main points
from their child’s school report to follow up at
parents’ evening; note the main points from
an article related to a subject of study/
interest.
Read about and distinguish the pros and
cons of an issue and come to their own
conclusion.