Connections in the Workplace <show description>
The Student Reader includes 35 stories, featuring Maria and Jerome as the primary protagonists. Each four page story has a student activity page and vocabulary exercises. Topics covered include: Cell phone etiquette, avoiding job responsibilities, becoming a trustworthy employee and appropriate social behavior.
The Teacher’s Guide provides several additional worksheets per story that assess comprehension, vocabulary and the understanding of the underlying social skills. Use the PDF on CD for easy printouts of activity pages and full-color stories.
The Connections in the Workplace reads the stories aloud to students with professional narration. Text is highlighted word by word, line by line, or by complete sentence. Graphics are plentiful, contemporary and ageappropriate. A test at the end of each story provides speech support and an optional hint feature that directs students to the page that addresses each question.
Students can access the software by mouse, touch screen, IntelliKeys or single switch. A unified management system helps the teacher quickly review or print out student performance data. Teachers can determine reading lists and set options that best suit each student’s learning style. Choose word-by-word or natural speech narration, select the text highlighting approach and assign tests.