Skillswise, an educational website of the BBC, offers resources for improving reading, writing, and maths skills at Level 1 of the adult Basic Skills Literacy & Numeracy Curriculums for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Features:
• Grammar: adverbs, apostrophes, personal pronouns, verb-subject agreement, describing people/places/things, using commas, making sentences, putting sentences together, getting the right tense, double negatives, instructions
• Spelling: root words, prefixes, suffixes, confusing words, words that sound the same, letter patterns, syllables, spelling plurals, silent letters
• Reading: fact and opinion, summarizing, types of text, scanning, skimming
• Writing: paragraphs, planning your writing, proofreading, format and structure
• Listening: listening for specific information, types of listening
• Vocabulary: specialized vocabulary for childcare, care, retail, catering and hospitality, carpentry, electrics, plastering, decorating, and plumbing
• News quizzes, games, and tutors' lesson plans
Site URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/
