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Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Digital Basics for Literacy Tasks
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Weighting distribution
25 categories
Oral Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Everyday Conversation for Needs
6%
Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Digital Basics for Literacy Tasks
5%
Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Workplace & Community Documents
5%
Language · Mechanics: Capitalization & Punctuation
5%
Language · Nouns, Pronouns & Basic Agreement
5%
Language · Grammar for Clear Sentences
5%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of adult literacy beginner — drill into a card to work its skills.

Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Digital Basics for Literacy Tasks

4 core skills5% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Basic Search & NavigationRecommended
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Basic Digital NavigationAvailable
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Online Symbols & ButtonsAvailable
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Typing into FormsAvailable
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Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Workplace & Community Documents

4 core skills5% total weight
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Identifying Document PurposeAvailable
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Organizing DocumentsAvailable
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Following Written ChecklistsAvailable
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Locating Document SectionsAvailable
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Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Study Habits & Learning Routines

4 core skills4% total weight
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Reading Practice RoutineAvailable
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2
Using Feedback for ImprovementAvailable
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3
Self-Checking with ChecklistAvailable
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Setting Learning GoalsAvailable
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Writing · Handwriting, Keyboarding & Legibility

4 core skills4% total weight
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Legible HandwritingAvailable
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Spacing & Line AwarenessAvailable
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Copying SentencesAvailable
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Basic KeyboardingAvailable
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Writing · Writing Sentences

4 core skills4% total weight
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Adding Details to SentencesAvailable
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Writing Simple SentencesAvailable
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Writing About Familiar TopicsAvailable
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Combining SentencesAvailable
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Writing · Planning, Revising & Editing

4 core skills4% total weight
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Planning WritingAvailable
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Correcting Basic ErrorsAvailable
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Checking Own WritingAvailable
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Using FeedbackAvailable
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Writing · Writing for Practical Purposes

4 core skills4% total weight
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Writing ListsAvailable
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Writing Short NotesAvailable
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Writing Short MessagesAvailable
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Filling Out FormsAvailable
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Language · Mechanics: Capitalization & Punctuation

4 core skills5% total weight
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Proofreading with ChecklistAvailable
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2
Basic PunctuationAvailable
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3
Basic CapitalizationAvailable
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Correcting Run-OnsAvailable
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Language · Nouns, Pronouns & Basic Agreement

4 core skills5% total weight
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Basic Pronouns & PossessivesAvailable
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Subject-Verb AgreementAvailable
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Maintaining Clear ReferenceAvailable
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Nouns & ArticlesAvailable
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Language · Grammar for Clear Sentences

4 core skills5% total weight
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Simple Present TenseAvailable
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Simple FutureAvailable
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3
Simple PastAvailable
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Basic Sentence PatternsAvailable
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Reading Foundations · Fluency, Phrasing & Oral Reading

4 core skills3% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
1
Oral Reading with Self-CorrectionAvailable
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2
Using Context While Reading AloudAvailable
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3
Tracking PrintAvailable
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Reading Sentences AloudAvailable
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Reading Foundations · Phonics & Decoding

4 core skills3% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Decoding StrategiesAvailable
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2
Decoding Consonants & Short VowelsAvailable
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3
Decoding Blends & DigraphsAvailable
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Decoding Long VowelsAvailable
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Reading Foundations · Phonological Awareness

4 core skills3% total weight
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Identifying Sounds in WordsAvailable
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Rhymes & Sound PatternsAvailable
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Segmenting & BlendingAvailable
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Identifying SyllablesAvailable
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Reading Foundations · Print Concepts & Text Features

4 core skills3% total weight
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Locating Information on PageAvailable
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Print AwarenessAvailable
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3
Recognizing Symbols & SignsAvailable
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Using Text FeaturesAvailable
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Reading Foundations · High-Frequency Words & Automaticity

4 core skills3% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Building Reading AutomaticityAvailable
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2
Functional VocabularyAvailable
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High-Frequency Sight WordsAvailable
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Forms VocabularyAvailable
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Reading Comprehension · Comprehension of Simple Narratives

4 core skills4% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Main Idea: NarrativeAvailable
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Sequence of EventsAvailable
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Key Details: NarrativeAvailable
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Answering Questions About StoriesAvailable
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Reading Comprehension · Functional Reading

4 core skills4% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Reading Schedules & TablesAvailable
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Interpreting NoticesAvailable
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3
Finding Information on FormsAvailable
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Reading Labels & InstructionsAvailable
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Reading Comprehension · Comprehension Strategies & Evidence

4 core skills4% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Inferring Word MeaningAvailable
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2
Choosing Best SummariesAvailable
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3
Rereading for MeaningAvailable
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Questions for ComprehensionAvailable
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Reading Comprehension · Comprehension of Informational Texts

4 core skills4% total weight
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Key Facts: InformationalAvailable
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Topic & Main Idea: InformationalAvailable
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Cause & EffectAvailable
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Using Text Features for InformationAvailable
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Oral Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Conversation Repair & Clarification

4 core skills5% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Asking for RepetitionAvailable
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2
Checking UnderstandingAvailable
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Asking for Word MeaningAvailable
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Rephrasing with Simpler WordsAvailable
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Oral Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Listening for Main Idea & Details

4 core skills3% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Understanding Main Ideas: SpokenAvailable
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Recognizing Numbers, Times & DatesAvailable
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Identifying Key Details: SpokenAvailable
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Following Spoken DirectionsAvailable
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Oral Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Everyday Conversation for Needs

4 core skills6% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Greetings & Courtesy PhrasesAvailable
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2
Describing Simple ProblemsAvailable
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Confirming Key DetailsAvailable
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Asking & Answering Basic QuestionsAvailable
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Vocabulary & Word Learning · Word Learning Strategies

4 core skills5% total weight
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4 skills to mastery
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Learning Words from ContextAvailable
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Personal Vocabulary PracticeAvailable
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Using Dictionary/Translation ToolsAvailable
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Using Word PartsAvailable
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Vocabulary & Word Learning · Academic & Workplace Starter Vocabulary

4 core skills5% total weight
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Workplace VocabularyAvailable
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Classroom VocabularyAvailable
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Action Verbs in InstructionsAvailable
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Abbreviations & UnitsAvailable
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Vocabulary & Word Learning · Survival Vocabulary for Adult Contexts

4 core skills5% total weight
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Personal & Family VocabularyAvailable
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Health & Safety VocabularyAvailable
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Community & Transportation VocabularyAvailable
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Money & Shopping VocabularyAvailable
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