APPENDIX E -
FORMS TO FACILITATE GOAL SETTING

Goal Setting - Step One

Tasks Can Do Work On Now Work On Later Not Interested
Home
 
 
 
 
Read Labels
 
 
 
 
Read Mail
 
 
 
 
Look up Phone Numbers
 
 
 
 
Follow Directions for Assembly
 
 
 
 
Write Shopping List
 
 
 
 
Read Bills
 
 
 
 
Read/Write Letters, Notes
 
 
 
 
Read Newspaper
 
 
 
 
Read Magazines
 
 
 
 
Read Stories to Children
 
 
 
 
Help with Homework
 
 
 
 
Read Medicine Directions
 
 
 
 
Read a Lease
 
 
 
 
Fill out Applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tasks Can Do Work On Now Work On Later Not Interested
Banking
 
 
 
 
Open Account
 
 
 
 
Fill out Bank Forms
 
 
 
 
Write Cheques
 
 
 
 
Keep Bank Book
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shopping
 
 
 
 
Read Signs and Labels
 
 
 
 
Compare Prices
 
 
 
 
Count Money
 
 
 
 
Make Change
 
 
 
 
Order Something by Mail
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tasks Can Do Work On Now Work On Later Not Interested
Work
 
 
 
 
Read Information about Training
 
 
 
 
Fill out Job Applications
 
 
 
 
Prepare Resumé
 
 
 
 
Write Cover Letters
 
 
 
 
Read/Write Telephone Messages
 
 
 
 
Read/Write Memos
 
 
 
 
Read Pay Cheque
 
 
 
 
Read Work Orders
 
 
 
 
Read Safety Information
 
 
 
 
Take Telephone Messages
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tasks Can Do Work On Now Work On Later Not Interested
Getting Around
 
 
 
 
Use Telephone Book
 
 
 
 
Read Street Names
 
 
 
 
Read a Map
 
 
 
 
Write Down Directions
 
 
 
 
Read Bus Schedule
 
 
 
 
Read a Menu
 
 
 
 
Take Driver's Test
 
 
 
 
Read in Church
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tasks Can Do Work On Now Work On Later Not Interested
General
 
 
 
 
Read Short Stories
 
 
 
 
Write Stories
 
 
 
 
Read Stories to my Children
 
 
 
 
Keep a Diary
 
 
 
 
Write Letters to the Newspaper
 
 
 
 
Cursive Writing
 
 
 
 
Spell Better
 
 
 
 
Learn to Add/Subtract
 
 
 
 
Learn Fractions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


Finding Out How Much You Already Know:
Reading and Writing Skills

Learning to read and write is a matter of learning a set of skills. It is something like learning to ride a bicycle. Once you know the basics, you can keep learning on your own until you have it mastered.

Take time with your tutor's help to figure out how many basic skills you already know. If there are some you aren't sure of, you may need to work on them some more. If you already know them, then this guide will help you and your tutor figure out what to work on next.

If you are a beginner at reading and writing, there is a set of skills you will need to practice first. Check off the skills you are sure you have, and the ones you are not sure of yet. If you already know all of these, then skip ahead.

Skills You Need Before You Start Reading And Writing

 
I Know I Don't Know I Want To Work On
Letters:
I name the letters of the alphabet.
 
 
 
I copy capital letters my tutor writes.
 
 
 
I know which letters stand for which sounds.
 
 
 
Shapes:
I hold a pencil with confidence and trace shapes my tutor draws.
 
 
 
I copy shapes like squares and circles.
 
 
 

 
I Know I Don't Know I Want To Work On
I match two shapes that are the same.
 
 
 
I draw both big and small letters.
 
 
 
My eyes follow letters left to right across a page.
 
 
 
Pictures:
I name what I see in a picture or photograph.
 
 
 
I describe what a picture shows.
 
 
 
Numbers:
I know numbers.
 
 
 
I know days of the week, months of the year.
 
 
 
I know what coins and bills are worth.
 
 
 
I know how to tell the time.
 
 
 
Sight Words:
Just by seeing them, I can read some street signs, traffic symbols, product warnings, and everyday words like "men, women, Exit, Stop," etc.
 
 
 
Basic Information:
I write my name, address, phone number, both in printing and in writing.
 
 
 
Language Experience:
I dictate a story to my tutor, copy one or two sentences, and match some words in the story.
 
 
 

Education:

Here are some educational goals. Write "yes" if you are interested, and "no" if you're not:

  1. Attend a job training program (what kind?).
  2. Attend classes to learn something new (crafts, self-improvement).
  3. Pass a work-related test (what type of test?).
  4. Study for a grade 12 certificate.
  5. Other: ____________________________________________

Can you think of any other goals you have that aren't on this list?



Of all the goals we've talked about, what are 2 or 3 that are the most important to you right now?




EDUCATIONAL GOALS PLAN AND PROGRESS BOARD

Student: ________________________________________________________

Date enrolled: ____________________ Class: __________________________

Initial Planning Session: Date: _______________ Teacher: __________________

Long Range Educational Goals:







Long Range Employment Goals:







Student:_______________________________
Teacher:________________________________


Goal Setting - Step Two

Goal Learning Objections Criteria for Evaluation




































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