Dyslexic Friendly, Blog Posts - Functional Skills Writing (Level 2)

This resource pack is designed for teachers supporting functional skills students who struggle with spelling, reading fluency, and writing structure. It provides engaging, structured activities to help write a blog post and is particularly useful for dyslexic learners.

Included:

• Grammar and Sentence Structure Activities
• Focus on sentence types commonly found in blogs.
• Exercises using key words and phrases from the model text.
• Reading and Spelling Support
• High-frequency words from the model text, broken down by whole words, syllables, and missing vowels.
• Colour-based learning techniques to reinforce spelling patterns.
• Model Blog Post with Structured Writing Plan
• A detailed, student-friendly café review to illustrate blog structure.
• Step-by-step Functional Skills Blog Post Plan guiding students on how to structure an engaging and coherent piece of writing.
• Independent writing task on “Staying Healthy in Winter” with prompts for planning, structuring, and refining responses.

A spelling and memory quiz is also included to engage learners. It contains
a unique spelling activity using colours and visuals to aid memory. It is particularly effective for dyslexic students, reinforcing letter order and word recognition. A dual-coding approach (visual and verbal learning) is used to enhance retention.