Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Reading. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Reading for Careers

http://www.fodoweb.com/erfora/readtext.asp?txtfile=communications/reading.toc

Educational Resources for Adults has put together a good resource entitled "Reading for Careers" Lessons include:

Lesson 1: What is a Good Reader
Lesson 2: How to Write an Essay
Lesson 3: Proofreading
Lesson 4: Some Hints on Solving Word Problems
Lesson 5: Developing Your Vocabulary
Lesson 6: Using Context Clues
Lesson 7: Prefixes, Suffixes and Roots
Lesson 8: Vocabulary Skills Review
Lesson 9: Improve Your Comprehension with IDEA POWER
Lesson 10: More IDEA POWER
Lesson 11: Articulate (Summarize) with IDEA POWER
Lesson 12: Review
Lesson 13: Time Your Readings
Lesson 14: Reading Improvement using Reading Drills
Lesson 15: Reading Improvement using Skimming and Scanning

There are also sections on Numercy and Graphs and Charts on this site.

Monday, March 12, 2007

PBS Literacy Link: Workplace Essential Skills

main page: http://litlink.ket.org

Good skills lessons based on employment skills. Requires a free registration.

Workplace Essential Skills
Lessons
Orientation program
Orientation: Making It WorkThis 30-minute video program is a student orientation to the course. Learn how to use the different components of the Workplace Essential Skills series to improve your skills and opportunities.
Employment:
Finding a jobPlanning to Work
Matching Skills and Jobs
Applying for Jobs
Resumes, Tests, and Choices
Interviewing

Ready for Work
Workplace Safety
Learning at Work
Communication & Writing: Communication Skills
The Language of Work
Communicating with Co-Workers and Supervisors
Working Together
Communication & Writing: Writing skillsA Process for Writing
Supplying Information: Directions, Forms, and Charts
Writing Memos and Letters
Reading
Reading for a Purpose
Finding What You Need: Following Directions
Reading Reports and Manuals
Math
Number Sense
Solving Problems
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Measurements and Trends and Predictions