Read for Information

Overview

Framework:
RQF
Level:
Entry Level 2
Unit No:
F/505/6121
Credits:
3
Guided learning hours:
30 hours

Assessment Guidance

This unit maps to the Adult Literacy Core Curriculum in the following areas: Rt/E2.3; Rt/E2.4; Rw/E2.1; Rw/E2.3; Rw/E2.4.

Aim

In this unit, learners will learn how to read straightforward written sources for information and to develop their understanding of spelling to decode words.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Be able to locate information in straightforward written sources.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1
    Identify common sources of information.
  • 1.2
    Locate specific information in short printed and electronic sources.
  • 1.3
    Use illustrations and captions to locate information.

    LO1: Texts will typically be of 100+ words and be descriptive rather than explanatory.Texts might combine words, pictures and numbers. Some of the written sources should require learners to move between pages.

2.

Be able to de-code words to obtain information.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1
    Use phonic and graphic knowledge to decode words.
  • 2.2
    Recognise high frequency words.
  • 2.3

    Recognise words with common spelling patterns.

    LO2: Learners should be able to use their understanding that phonemes can be spelt in more than one way, and that the same grapheme can represent more than one sound, e.g.-ee (see) and – ea (meat)

3.

Be able to apply understanding of alphabetical order to locate information.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1
    Use initial letters to find out and sequence words in alphabetical order.
  • 3.2
    Use a simplified dictionary to find the meaning of unfamiliar words.