Functional Skills, English (Level Two) - Practice Paper, Models and Guidance: SEN Student Focus

This Functional Skills, English (Level Two), Practice Paper is based on the City and Guilds format. Resources are provided to support students with additional needs access its content.

The practice paper (reading) is based on the theme of the environment and contains online newspaper/web page articles. The questions are similar in style to the functional skills examination. The writing paper has two questions with accompanying model answers. Two further assessment questions are provided with plans.

Along with the Practice Paper and Marking Scheme, a list of words divided into syllables is provided. These should be copied using different colours to aid visual memory. This will help the students memorise the words and read them fluently. A list of key phrases is also given to read prior to the whole texts.

In the writing section, key phrases from the model answers are listed for students to familiarise themselves with the content.

This resources offers invaluable support for students with additional needs such as dyslexia and will help them to access the exam style/content.