Adult Literacy Beginner · Lessons

Adult Literacy Beginner lessons

7 sections · 100 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.

Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

Practice 100 skills across this outline.

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Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Digital Basics for Literacy Tasks

Long-form lesson

Weighting distribution

25 categories

Oral Communication (Speaking & Listening) · Everyday Conversation for Needs

Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Digital Basics for Literacy Tasks

Digital Literacy & Study Skills · Workplace & Community Documents

Language · Mechanics: Capitalization & Punctuation

Language · Nouns, Pronouns & Basic Agreement

Language · Grammar for Clear Sentences

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Reading Practice RoutineAvailable

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Using Feedback for ImprovementAvailable

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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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4 skills to mastery

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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4 skills to mastery

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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4 skills to mastery

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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4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Proofreading with ChecklistAvailable

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Basic PunctuationAvailable

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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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4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Simple Present TenseAvailable

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Simple FutureAvailable

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Simple PastAvailable

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Basic Sentence PatternsAvailable

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Reading Foundations · Fluency, Phrasing & Oral Reading

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Oral Reading with Self-CorrectionAvailable

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Using Context While Reading AloudAvailable

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Tracking PrintAvailable

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Reading Sentences AloudAvailable

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Reading Foundations · Phonics & Decoding

4 core skills3% total weight

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Decoding StrategiesAvailable

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Decoding Consonants & Short VowelsAvailable

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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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4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Locating Information on PageAvailable

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Print AwarenessAvailable

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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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Building Reading AutomaticityAvailable

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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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Reading Schedules & TablesAvailable

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Interpreting NoticesAvailable

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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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Inferring Word MeaningAvailable

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Choosing Best SummariesAvailable

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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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4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Asking for RepetitionAvailable

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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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

Greetings & Courtesy PhrasesAvailable

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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

0/4 completed

4 skills to mastery

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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4 skills to mastery

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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4 skills to mastery

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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