Learning Express
#1 The first step would
be to work with the child's teacher and so the teacher knows exactly what is
happening with the student.
I would have the 4th
grade student go to the elementary school section in Learning Express and then click on the Reading
Skills Improvement section. Before he
began I might make a chart to show score points with a prize if he reached an
attainable goal. I would start out with
the ten 4th Grade Reading Practice section. Since this only has nine
questions per section it would be a good starting point. After doing this section I would have him try
the California 4th Grade Reading Practice (54 questions) and then the FCAT 4th Grade Reading
Practice. (40 questions)
#2 I would have the
high school graduate go to the section
of Job Search and Workplace Skills first.
She might want to look at the Business Writing section and evaluate her grammar, vocab and spelling to see if she needs any practice in
those areas. After that she should look
at the items under job search, resumes and interviewing.
#3 A person who is
interesting in Nursing has a lot of resources to look at in Learning Express. Under Jobs and Careers he could look at the
section on Nursing and Allied Health. This involves three sections. He might
want to look at the Entrance Test Preparation to have an idea of all the tests
on science and math that are involved in a health career. The nursing school entrance exam is also
available.
Another section is the License and Certification Test
Preparation. There are several
preparation tests for nursing
Another option would be to go to the Career Guidance section
where he could download or save to his center the e-book Becoming a Nurse (240 pages) and look at the e-book Becoming a
Health Care Professional. It would be
wise to look at the table of contents in each of these books.
As far as the pharmacist information I could only find
information under the License and Certification Test Preparation section under
Nursing and Allied Health. I found the Pharmacy Technician Exam to
download. This is 251 pages with practice tests.
Learning express does cover quite a few areas and age
levels!
Lois, Learning Express DOES cover quite a few areas & age levels, and you are now ready to guide anyone you meet to an appropriate area! Thank you for describing an excellent approach to help that 4th grader! The high school grad may also benefit from courses in the "Skill Building for Adults" tab, depending on what skills she needs to improve. There is more nursing info than pharmacy info, but I think that having someone look at the test shows them what they will be expected to know and gives them an idea about the career. Good work and thanks!
ReplyDeleteOur high school recently discussed offering a Living Skills course that had been dropped two years ago. I reminded our administrator about the Learning Express and also the Living Skills section in the World Book Discoverer, suggesting he could use the different sections as an outline for the course. Will see what happens!
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