through Effective Partnerships SATEAL Conference 2017 Family Learning: Improving Learning and Achievement through Effective Partnerships

National Qualifications ESOL SCQF Level 2 (Access 2 and National 2) Ann Morgan-Thomas – SQA ESOL Principal Verifier

Aims of the Workshop To explore use of SQA ESOL qualifications to support learners in the development of English literacy and language by: Providing an overview of the qualifications at SCQF Level 2 Providing an overview of available resources and type of assessment used Identifying the benefits of certification in the early stages of literacy and language learning

ESOL Family Support Project South Lanarkshire Council: ESOL Family Support Project “The materials used with the adults have occasionally been drawn from SQA ESOL Literacies Access 2, but mostly use a variety of different sources, quoted below.”

Questions Has anyone delivered SQA NQ Qualifications at any level? Has anyone delivered any of the units at SCQF Level 2? Has anyone considered delivering ESOL qualifications in a family learning context?

NQ ESOL National 2

SCQF Level 2 ESOL Literacy Units ESOL: Preparation for Literacy (National 2) ESOL: An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 1 (Access 2) ESOL: An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 2 (Access 2) Understand basic classroom language in English. Identify and form basic numbers in English. Identify and form letters of the English alphabet. Identify names and sounds of the English alphabet. Communicate orally in English for transactional purposes. Demonstrate an understanding of social sight vocabulary. Demonstrate an understanding of simple number concepts. Copy written English on lines. Communicate orally in English for personal and social purposes. Demonstrate an understanding of simple written texts. Produce simple written English on lines.

ESOL: Preparation for Literacy (National 2) 1 Understand basic classroom language in English. 2 Identify and form basic numbers in English. 3  Identify and form letters of the English alphabet. 4  Identify names and sounds of the English alphabet 1.1  Identifying classroom objects. 1.2 Understanding basic classroom instructions. 2.1  Identifying numbers 0-20. 2.2  Forming numbers 0-10. 2.3  Identifying basic personal information numbers. 3.1 Identifying upper and lower case letters. 3.2 Forming upper and lower case letters. 3.3 Positioning letters above, on and below the line following conventions. 4.1  Identifying names of individual letters. 4.2  Identifying sounds of individual letters. 4.3  Identifying sounds of letters in simple combinations.

Progression and entry points ESOL Preparation for Literacy ESOL An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 1 ESOL An Introduction to Beginner English Literacies 2 ESOL for Everyday Life: Listening and Speaking ESOL for Everyday Life: Reading and Writing ESOL in Context: Listening and Speaking ESOL in Context: Reading and Writing

Resources and contacts SQA NQ CPD support request form can be found on the link below: http://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/17074.html Or Contact me directly annmorganthomas@gmail.com

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