LBS Level: 2

Demonstration Title: Completing a Gift Certificate

Skills Embedded in the Task
Learning Outcomes Skill Sets Success Markers
Read with understanding for various purposes Read and Comprehend
  • reads a short text made up of a minimum of 2-3 paragraphs and may include illustrations, and many words can be understood in context
  • follows written instructions up to 6 steps, and instructions contain only one step per sentence (transition from level 1 to 2)
Read to find information and for research
  • identifies various conventions of formal texts and uses them to locate and interpret information (simple charts)
Write clearly to express ideas Write for various purposes
  • completes forms that require non-personal information (e.g. simple order forms) (transition from level 2 to 3)
Perform basic operations with numbers Add and subtract
  • adds and subtracts money amounts and represents the answer in decimal notation
Perform basic money calculations
  • reads and writes money amounts using two forms of notation (89¢ and $0.89)s