Free Entry Level 2 English Reading Skills Course in Stoke-on-Trent. Classes run at Regent College, full-time during the day. This free english reading skills course is open to learners with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). You'll develop basic reading skills and practise using reading in everyday situations in the local community. The course runs for 38 weeks and sits alongside an Independent Living Skills qualification. You'll finish with a City and Guilds Award in English Skills, Reading at Entry Level 2.
Who this course is for
Following assessment learners will work on individual targets as part of their principle qualification: Independent Living Skills. Whilst reading will be used in a functional context within the local community learners will work on developing their basic reading skills to enable them to obtain information from some simple text.
Entry requirements
EHCP
What you will learn
You'll develop basic reading skills to find information from simple texts.
You'll practise reading in everyday situations in the local community.
You'll work toward individual targets set after your initial assessment.
You'll build reading skills that support your Independent Living Skills qualification.
How you will learn
Learning is classroom based at Regent College, with a full-time daytime timetable. After an initial assessment, you'll work on individual reading targets. Reading is practised in real community contexts as well as in the classroom. Your progress is tracked against your personal targets throughout the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Regent College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Support worker, using reading skills to follow care plans and instructions.
Retail assistant, reading labels, signs, and stock information.
Catering assistant, reading menus, orders, and food safety guidance.
Warehouse operative, reading picking lists and safety notices.
What you could study next
Entry Level 3 English Reading Skills Award. The next step up, building on what you've covered at Entry Level 2.
Functional Skills English Entry Level 3. Covers reading, writing, and speaking and listening together.
Functional Skills English Level 1. A broader english reading skills qualification that moves toward the GCSE-equivalent level.
