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Occupational Literacy: Requirements and Instructional Response.

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Rush, R. Timothy – 1987

The average worker spends 2.5 hours per day in occupational reading or writing, yet most classrooms fail to teach the reading and writing competencies required in skilled and semi-skilled job contexts. Occupational reading requires use of external references and following of directions, with a heavy dependence on prior knowledge and on insight.…

Descriptors: Communication Skills, Competency Based Education, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing