ERIC Number: ED351583
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: 56
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Reading for Basic Understanding.
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
This document offers materials for a year-long course on general basic reading skills that was part of a workplace literacy project developed by Mercer County Community College (New Jersey), and its partners. The document contains the following: (1) outlines (each of which contains objectives, a topical outline, and list of textbooks) for two parts of the course; (2) diaries describing how a teacher conducted each part of the course; (3) lists of sample vocabulary; (4) lists of supplies, equipment, and procedures for particular work tasks (cleaning a restroom, cleaning a water fountain, and cleaning a showerroom); (5) handouts containing questions for the learner to answer in writing; and (6) spelling assignments. Ten references are listed. (CML)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Basic Skills, Cleaning, Disease Control, Equipment Maintenance, Functional Reading, Housekeepers, Hygiene, Maintenance, Preservation, Reading Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Reading Rate, Reading Skills, Retention (Psychology), Vocabulary Skills, Word Recognition, Word Study Skills, Workplace Literacy
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Learner
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Students
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. National Workplace Literacy Program.
Authoring Institution: Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Note: For related documents, see CE 062 480-501.