Follow directions to a local retail outlet
Follow directions to a local retail outlet
Read a map to find the way to a local retail outlet
- Suggested skill-building activities: Can your student use Google Maps or Mapquest to find directions to a location? Can your student read a paper map? Is your student familiar with the names of main roads in your community?
- Decide whether you want to use the example below or relate this task to the workplace of the student and your nearest stationery store. Use Print Screen to capture the Google or Mapquest map.
Directionstoretailstore_E_A1.1.doc — Never downloaded
Directionstoretailstore_E_A1.1.pdf — Never downloadedA1. Read continuous text
Competency A: Find and use Information
Task group A1: Read continuous text
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Read brief texts to locate specific details
Performance Descriptors
(Please note that not all might apply)
The learner:
• Decodes words and makes meaning of sentences in a single text
• Reads short texts to locate a single piece of information
• Follows the sequence of events in straightforward chronological texts
• Follows simple, straightforward instructional texts
• Identifies the main idea in brief texts
• Requires support to identify sources and to evaluate and integrate information
Task Descriptors
(Please note that not all might apply)
• Scope of task is limited
• Involves one text
• Is up to one paragraph in length
• Contains common, familiar vocabulary
• Has a familiar context
• Addresses concrete, day-to-day topics
• Has a highly explicit purpose
Text Types:
Instructional, descriptive, narrative, and brief informational texts
Examples:
• Notes
• Simple directions
• Instructions
• Brief emails
• Simple narratives
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario - A1.1