Explore relevant on-the-job social situations in an illustrated, short story format.

Explore relevant, on-the-job social situations in an illustrated, short story format
A contemporary language arts curriculum for transition age students with a Student Reader, corresponding Teacher's Guide with PDF and Connections in the Workplace Software that reads the stories aloud to students. The software includes many other features including text highlighting, vocabulary word definitions, testing and a management system.

Connections in the Workplace Student Reader is sold individually or in kits that include books, a PDF file and software.

Details

Connections in the Workplace Introductory Kit includes one Student Reader, one Teachers Guide, a PDF CD, and the multimedia software on a Win/Mac CD. The PDF CD includes a printable PDF file with a Classroom License that lets you print stories for each student.
Connections in the Workplace Classroom Kit includes eight Student Readers, one Teacher's Guide, the PDF CD, and the multimedia software.
The Connections in the Workplace 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 corresponding 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 the CD for easy printouts of activity pages and full-color stories.

Authored by June Stride and illustrated by Anthony Zammit. Student Reader is covered spiralbound book in full-color, 216 pages. Included in the kits is a covered spiralbound Teacher's Guide, black and white, 155 pages, plus Win/Mac CD with printable PDF, 2007.

The Connections in the Workplace Software uses Attainment's software which 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 age-appropriate. 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. 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.

Technical Support and Specifications

Software is compatible with Windows 7, Windows 8 and Mac OS 10.7 or higher; accessible with mouse, touch screen, and single or double switches.

Save money on multiple copies with the 5-Pack or 20-Pack option. Disk-based software includes a Three Computer License. Available in 1, 5, and 20 packs. For example, a 5 pack can be loaded on 15 computers.