Reading and Writing Enhancement
Basic Skills
Course 1 – Procedures and Instructions
Prerequisites: This lesson is designed to improve existing reading and writing skills. Participants should know the letters of the alphabet, simple phonics, and basic word comprehension.
Description: This lesson uses typical workplace procedures and instructions to provide help with reading comprehension and writing skills. Reading skills addressed focus on sentence level comprehension as well as vocabulary improvement using word structure and context clues. Writing skills focus on choosing a main idea and sequencing. The lesson also explains how to use the dictionary as a reading/writing reference.
Objectives:
- Identify the main idea and relevant details in a sentence
- Determine the meaning of a new word using the root words, prefixes, and suffixes
- Write complete sentence directions
- Sequence a list of sentences properly
- Use a dictionary to determine the spelling, pronunciation, and meaning of a word
Course 2 – Forms and Applications
Prerequisites: This lesson is designed to build on the skills presented in the first lesson of this program, Reading and Writing Procedures and Instructions.
Description: This lesson uses typical workplace forms and applications to provide instruction in reading comprehension and writing skills. Reading skills addressed focus on comprehension of single and multiple sentences as well as vocabulary improvement using word structure and context clues. Writing skills focus on selecting precise information to answer a question as well as basic punctuation. The lesson also explains how to scan a document to get a general overview of the content.
Objectives:
- Comprehend single- and multiple-sentence descriptions
- Use common root words, prefixes, and suffixes to help determine meaning from context using compare and contrast methods
- Select precise information for a written response to a question
- Capitalize words properly
- Determine the purpose of a document by skimming and scanning it
Course 3 – Memos and Logs
Prerequisites: This lesson is designed to build on the skills presented in the second lesson of this program, Reading and Writing Forms and Applications.
Description: This lesson uses typical workplace memos and logs to provide instruction in reading comprehension and writing skills. Reading skills address paragraph-level comprehension as well as vocabulary improvement using word structure and context clues. Writing skills focus on the organization of the main idea and details in a paragraph. The lesson also explains how to use writing reference books for information about vocabulary or style.
Objectives:
- Comprehend information conveyed in paragraphs
- Determine the meaning of compound words
- Determine meaning from context using examples in related sentences
- Write a clear topic sentence and select supporting details for a paragraph
- Use writing references such as a dictionary of synonyms or a style guide