Workplace Information Documents (A7204)

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.

Prerequisites

This lesson is designed to build on the skills presented in the third lesson of this program, Reading and Writing Memos and Logs.

Description

This lesson uses typical workplace information documents to provide instruction in reading comprehension and writing skills. Reading skills addressed focus on comprehension of single and multiple paragraphs as well as vocabulary improvement using word structure and context clues. Writing skills focus on organizing ideas into a multiple-paragraph document as well as editing and proofreading techniques. The lesson also explains how to read and interpret charts and graphs.

Objectives

Comprehend single-and multiple-paragraph Details. Determine the meaning of common acronyms and abbreviations. Determine word meaning from context by integrating details from background information. Write a thesis statement and select and organize supporting details. Read and interpret charts and graphs.