Language for Information and Understanding ELA
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Adult Goal 3: Learners will apply reading skills in contexts of home, work, education, community, personal affairs, and pleasure. READING

OBJECTIVES EXAMPLES
Objective A: Learners will read in order to accomplish specific tasks.
  • Read instructions and apply them to filling in forms, repairing objects, taking medicine, following recipes, and so forth.
  • Read in order to pass a test in the context of work and education.
  • Read in order to assist a child with schoolwork.
  • Read to facilitate personal development.
  • Read to research job opportunities and community resources.
  • Read to better job performance.
Objective B: Learners will determine if purpose for reading has been satisfied.
  • Summarize ideas, concepts and information based on reading.
  • Formulate solutions and make decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Apply and relate text to own cultural context.
  • Discuss text with peers, teachers, family members, co-workers, and others.
  • Transfer knowledge from reading to new learning and situations.
Objective C: Learners will apply reference strategies.
  • Identify and use parts of books, magazines, and newspapers such as table of contents, index, copyright page, glossary, preface, and so forth.
  • Use dictionary skills including employment of guide words and cross-referencing to find definitions of unfamiliar words or phrases.
  • Use encyclopedias, telephone books, periodical indexes, manuals, and other reference materials to locate information.

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