Hospital Job Skills Enhancement Program [electronic resource] : A Workplace Literacy Project. Curriculum Manual / Nancy D. Chase.
This document describes a workplace literacy program designed to improve the literacy skills of entry-level workers in the housekeeping, food service, and laundry departments of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. An introduction describes the goals of the program and the employees served (low-liter...
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| Summary: | This document describes a workplace literacy program designed to improve the literacy skills of entry-level workers in the housekeeping, food service, and laundry departments of Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. An introduction describes the goals of the program and the employees served (low-literate adults who relied on word of mouth for most of their information in the workplace). Section 2 gives a rationale for using the whole language approach in workplace literacy programs. Section 3 describes the development of the program's curriculum, including a literacy analysis, determining job-specific literacy demands, determining instructional objectives, developing instructional activities and procedures, and assessing the programs. Section 4 describes instructional logistics, such as scheduling classes, recruiting students, and using tutors. Section 5 provides a model for developing hospital-based workplace literacy programs and includes a literacy task analysis and descriptions of instructional sessions. Assessment instruments and instructional materials are provided in the 112-page appendices. The document contains 16 references. (CML) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Document Number: ED328666. Availability: Center for the Study of Adult Literacy, Georgia State University, Box 682, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303 (final report, curriculum manual, and related videotape). Sponsoring Agency: Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. ERIC Note: For the evaluation report, see CE 055 255. Also distributed on microfiche by U.S. GPO under ED 1.310/2:328666. |
| Physical Description: | 240 p. |
| Audience: | Practitioners. Teachers. |