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Able Marga's Functional English builds communication and reading readiness through pictures, not phonics drills. Children learn to recognise everyday words by matching a picture to its word — no reading or writing required. Level 1 uses dual picture-and-word representation and cut-out word cards across its print-ready units.
Level 1 curriculum
Functional English Level 1 is a complete set of print-ready units for picture recognition, familiar-word understanding and early receptive communication.
The remaining unit titles will be added when the final approved curriculum table of contents is supplied.
Build receptive communication and early word recognition using pictures, familiar vocabulary and cut-out word cards. Learners can respond without being required to read, write or speak.
This is a digital printable product. No physical item will be shipped.
Choose by current communication and reading ability, not age or school class. Each level builds from recognition towards independent understanding and writing.
Start when your learner can: recognise their own name, point to familiar pictures and hold a pencil or crayon.
Notify meStart when your learner can: recognise all letters and their sounds, write their own name and read a few small words.
Notify meStart when your learner can: read simple sentences, recognise more than 50 sight words and write small words.
Notify meStart when your learner can: read short paragraphs, write simple sentences and understand what they read.
Notify meStart when your learner can: read to learn and understand, and write a paragraph on a familiar topic.
Notify meClear answers about receptive language, teaching nonverbal learners and whether independent writing is required.
Learn how picture support, errorless teaching and prompt fading help learners respond successfully.
See how it worksBegin with whole-word recognition using pictures, not sounds. Able Marga pairs each word with its picture and asks the child to match — a receptive skill that works even for nonverbal learners. This builds a bank of meaningful, everyday words before any phonics, using pointing and card-placing instead of writing.
Receptive language is understanding words and instructions — recognising and responding — as opposed to expressive language, which is producing words. Level 1 focuses on receptive recognition first.
No writing is required. One small exception in Family Words uses optional name boxes, which an adult can scribe.
Start with the complete Functional English Level 1 curriculum or try a free printable worksheet. Learners can begin through pointing, matching and card placement without being required to speak, read or write.
Complete curriculum
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