This basic skills level course is for students whose first language is not English. Participants study speaking, listening, reading, writing, employability skills, and mathematics in English, so they may perform a variety of basic tasks requiring communication at work, at home, and in their community. Students must be at least sixteen years old to enroll in the Basic Skills Program or 21 years old or older to enroll in the HS21 program. (Formerly DVS 030,031,032,034,035,037)
Prerequisites
This course is designed for students with a CASAS score between 191-210 in reading and/or between 190-209 listening
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:
Reading/Writing: Fill out simple forms and interpret data from simple graphs and follow simple written instructions. Identify the main ideas and supporting details at an appropriate level with increased complexity level text. Mathematical Skills: Apply appropriate basic math skills to solve, investigate, collect data, and give a short presentation to classmates. Employability Skills: Develop Internet skills and begin to introduce programs to students, such as Microsoft Word, to share ideas with other employees. Orally give directions to others to perform tasks. Listening/Speaking Skills: Determine the central idea in an oral presentation, cite specific details as evidence from texts, and verbally summarize a text or a verbal presentation.Course Content Outline
Instruction for class lessons will include strategies using increasingly complex texts based on College and Career Readiness Standards. Skills and strategies may be contextualized in HS21 or GED course work.
- Practice writing personal information on entry level job applications, creating a resume and cover letter, and write a goal statement.
- Make a list of vocabulary words from a reading selection and use the words in sentences.
- Follow verbal and written directions to simple science experiments or workplace tasks.
- Identify the causes and effects of different situations in United States History.
- Create a timeline for United States History.
- Measure materials for use in a classroom or workplace project.
- Complete and fill out a job application or college registration form independently.
- Introduction of concepts of plagiarism and how to cite sources.
- Use transitions to link ideas in a formal paper.
- Introduce concepts of plagiarism and citing sources.