Virginia's Workplace Readiness Skills

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1. Demonstrate reading skills on a level required for employment in a chosen career field.

Standard: Demonstration of reading skills includes

• interpreting technical and general interest materials commonly used in this field
  

  Reading and Interpreting Production Graphs
  http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/learning_activities/10broc.html

  Information Skills (Emphasis on Reading)
  http://www.mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_ISS.htm

  Interpreting Workplace Memos and Notices (Lesson Plan)
  http://slincs.coe.utk.edu/gtelab/learning_activities/11broc.html

  Tools for Reading the World
  http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/

  21st Century Literacies (Sensemaking)
  http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/21stcent/sitemap.html#sensemaking

• applying understanding of the material to job operations.
  

  English and Your Career (page 27)
  http://srv108.services.gc.ca/english/general/Auth_Work_Mats_e.shtml

  A Collection of Authentic Workplace Materials (Canadian resource for samples of workplace reading and writing, accessible by occupation or by type of material)
  http://www15.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/awm/default.asp

  Reading for Information (Assessment items with scenarios)
  http://www.act.org/workkeys/assess/reading/