Believe It or Not—Checking the Facts
Students will apply critical reading and source checking skills to determine the validity of a source.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Speaking and Listening
Charting Your Course
Students need confidence and knowledge to perform well in an interview situation.
GED Content Areas
- Speaking and Listening
Civil Conversations
In a divided world, students need to know how to civilly discuss sensitive issues.
GED Content Areas
- Speaking and Listening
Determine the Main Idea
The purpose of this lesson is to enable students to determine the main idea of a passage or selection of text from both informational and literary sources and identify topic sentences and supporting details within the same passage/selection so that they are able to read and comprehend main ideas and details in documents (i.e. newspaper articles, job or loan contracts/agreements, job descriptions, etc.) encountered in everyday, real-life situations.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Speaking and Listening
Employability Skills Lesson 1
Focus/Career is a tool used by the Kentucky Career center to match employers with qualified potential employees. By completing the resume creation process using this technology, students will learn the importance of “selling themselves” by highlighting skills and strengths.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Speaking and Listening
Lesson 2: Resolving Conflicts
To teach students how conflict resolution and clear communication are key to their success in the workplace.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Speaking and Listening
Lesson 3: Organizational Communication
To help students realize the importance of being a contributing member of a team and why it is important to job retention.
GED Content Areas
- Reading
- Speaking and Listening
Listening and Speaking Skills: The Wisdom of a Third Grade Dropout
Students will practice active listening skills and participate in small group and whole class discussion of a speech and the transcript of that speech. These listening and speaking skills are necessary for success in most jobs.
GED Content Areas
- Speaking and Listening
Speaking and Listening
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students the importance of speaking to and listening to residents as a SRNA. They get the chance to practice their speaking/listening skills while enforcing their knowledge of mathematical measurements.
GED Content Areas
- Speaking and Listening
- Reading