Memos and Logs (A7203)

This 1993 Cindy Award Winner in Education interactive multimedia training program consists of five lessons. This program trains participants to improve reading and writing skills on the job through instruction and practice with realistic workplace applications. The program also includes a diagnostic pretest which can be used to place participants at the appropriate lesson in the program.

Audience: This program is excellent for employees in all disciplines who need to improve their ability to understand what they read and to write more closely.

Prerequisites

This lesson is designed to build on the skills presented in the second lesson of this program, Reading and Writing Forms and Applications.

Description

This lesson uses typical workplace memos and logs to provide instruction in reading comprehension and writing skills. Reading skills address paragraph-level comprehension as well as vocabulary improvement using word structure and context clues. Writing skills focus on the organization of the main idea and details in a paragraph. The lesson also explains how to use writing reference books for information about vocabulary or style.

Objectives

Comprehend information conveyed in paragraphs. Determine the meaning of compound words. Determine meaning from context using examples in related sentences. Write a clear topic sentence and select supporting details for a paragraph. Use writing references such as a dictionary of synonyms or a style guide.