Matching activities

Matching activities are a useful way of checking learning formatively. 

They can either be done of a sheet of paper divided into two columns so that the learner joins the items that link together with a pencil/pen mark or it can be done as a card sort activity.

e.g. Rw/E2.1 read and understand words on forms.  Learners can match the words that they find on the forms with their meanings e.g. surname = last name, block capitals =CAPITAL LETTERS.

 

Differentiation and additional support can be provided by jigsawing the sort cards- cutting the pairs so that they match rather than all being standard rectangles- so that there is a visual cue for less confident learners and learners who need more practice.

The summative assessment for Rw/E2.1 would be where learners are able to read and understand a form for a real life task, such as joining a library or sending off for something from a catalogue or magazine rather than a synthetic activity such as a sort card exercise.