This research-based resource has been updated with new information on technology resources for the classroom, preparation for high-stakes testing, and more. It also includes a CD-ROM with reproducible handouts. The flexible, six-semester curriculum outline builds literacy skills while developing core worker competencies identified in the U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). Over ten years of testing in Arizona high schools assures you that this program results in dramatic achievement test gains, an increased graduation rate, enhanced student motivation, and graduates who go on to higher education. With [begin Italic]Developing Literacy & Workplace Skills[end Italic], you will learn how to reorganize the classroom as a professional workplace setting, use computers as central tools of instruction, and involve the community and mentors in the classroom to produce dramatic results for your students.
