Who is this resource book for? A stranger knocks on your office door and asks for literacy assistance. (These are not the words the stranger uses. He or she might say, 'I'm having trouble with my spelling/reading/writing'.) A brand new relationship has begun. There is a need now for meaningful interaction between tutor and learner, tutor and language, and eventually, learner and language. Learner independence is the goal. Dozens of different reasons account for the large number of adults in this category: failure in school, dysfunctional families, itinerancy, illness and emigration are among them. Most of these adults are aware of their needs. They know they lack reading and writing ability and they genuinely wish to improve their literacy skills. Seeking help is a huge step.Adults are motivated to seek help for different reasons, including getting a job or engaging in study - or they may simply want to gain independence in commonplace tasks such as helping their children with homework, reading the newspaper or writing a cheque. A significant result of their efforts, in addition to increasing their literacy skills, is positive impact on self-esteem. They will feel the benefits in every part of their lives. This is why this book and the series in which it is part, is so important. This is a major contribution to the education of adults in basic skills.

 

This book was published 2010 by GLMP Ltd .

Jan Treliving-Brown, Adult Literacy/Numeracy author and editor, has many years of combined experience in the adult education areas of teaching, tutor training, curriculum development and publishing. Dr Graham Lawler has over 27 years of combined experience in the adult education areas of teaching, tutor training, curriculum development and publishing. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio as 'Mr Educator' and can now also be regularly heard on City Talk Radio from Liverpool. Dr Graham Lawler is the writer and broadcaster known as Mr Educator. He can be heard on a number of BBC Stations around the UK, and now on LBC Radio in London.

This book has the following chapters: Greetings and Basic Conversation 1 Greetings 1 The Story of Nilesh 2 A and An 2 Punctuation 2 Ordering and sequencing 4 Spellcheck 5Signs 6 Peter and Joe's Trip to the Market 6 Listen to the spoken sounds 7 Apostrophes 9 Nouns and adjectives 10 Speech marks 10 Spellcheck 11Work Wanted 12 WORK WANTED advert 12 SITUATIONS VACANT advert 12 Your opinion 13 Discuss with your tutor 13 Been and being 13 Letter of application 14 Write your own ad 15 Discuss with your tutor 15 Cloze 15 Extension activities 15 Spellcheck 16Bear and the Woodlice 17 Discuss with your tutor 17 True or false 18 Ordering and sequencing 18 Brought and bought 18 Glossary 19 Discuss with your tutor 19 Letter writing 20 Advertising 20 Debate 20 Spellcheck 21 Night-shift Carver 22 Discuss with your tutor 23 Comprehension 23 Purposes 23 Names 23 Glossary 24 Rich description 24 Writing technique 25 Stage 5 Spellcheck 26Making a Scene 27 Prior knowledge 28 Opinion 28 Word study 28 Categorising 29 Design 29 Extension activities 29 Spellcheck 30