Reading in the Workplace

Integrates Basic Skills into the Vocational Curriculum Students achieve mastery of job-related reading through these vocabulary-rich stories. On-the-job photography and striking graphics combine with interactive computer techniques to provide a meaningful work-based experience. Students get immediate feedback, reinforcement and further instruction if necessary. Each program has three progressive levels of reading difficulty from 3 to 9, allowing your students to increase their reading ability to the point of understanding technical manuals, printed instructions, written orders, and memos.

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Overview of Series

Reading in the Workplace Series

Students achieve mastery of job-related reading through these vocabulary-rich stories. On-the-job photography and striking graphics combine with interactive computer techniques to provide a meaningful work-based experience. Students get immediate feedback, reinforcement and further instruction if necessary. Each program has three progressive levels of reading difficulty from 3 to 9, allowing your students to increase their reading ability to the point of understanding technical manuals, printed instructions, written orders, and memos.

Reading Level: 3.0-9.0
Interest Level: High School-Adult

Available titles in this series are:

• Automotive

• Clerical

• Construction

• Electronics

• Food Service

• Health Care

Features of Reading in the Workplace:

Series Features

• Self-paced story screens followed by multiple choice questions

• Units address: Main Idea, Details, Inference, Conclusion, Contextual Vocabulary, Sequencing, Recognizing Problems, and Determining Cause and Effect

• Built-in spoken glossary

• Help option defines skills

Series Applications

• Each job has 40+ reproducible Activity Masters for reinforcement

• Learn terms found in real-life work situations to improve vocabulary and comprehension skills

• Excellent for VESL programs

Key Program Highlights

Automotive

• Reading for assembling complex mechanisms, new systems, technical skills, general trade information, and more.

Clerical

• Reading job descriptions, computer documentation, technical skills, notes, memos, and more.

Construction

• Reading technical instructions, installation procedures, safety warnings, maintenance directions, and more.

Electronics

• Reading and understanding electrical terminology, procedures, safety, and more.

Food Service

• Understanding different types of foods, preparation, practices, safety, and more.

Health Care

• Understanding medical terminology, hospital and home care, emergency and safety procedures, doctor's orders, counseling instructions, and more.

Sample Screen Shots, Click to Enlarge

Software Requirements

Windows: 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP; 32 MB of free RAM; 256 Color Display; CD-ROMs require 4x min. CD Drive; sound capability

Macintosh: System 8.6 or higher; 16 MB of free RAM; CD-ROMs require 4x min. CD Drive

Programs are compatible with all nerworks.

Packages and Prices

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.