Listening and Following Directions

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 1 Assignment 1
Unit 3 Assignment 2

Stage 4 Employment
Unit 3 Assignment 1, 2
Unit 7 Assignment 3
Unit 10 Assignment 1

DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. In order to carry out the two activities of this assignment, the students will practise listening to directions; in the second activity the students will practise reading written directions.

2. Use the blackline master entitled, Listening and Following Directions, for the listening activity. The teacher will read the directions to the students; the students will perform the tasks as they hear them. Each student will be given a copy of the blackline master entitled, Listening Grid, on which to perform their tasks. A copy of what the finished product should look like has been provided.

3. Use the blackline master entitled, Reading and Following Directions, for the reading activity. Provide a copy of the blackline master for each student and time the test for three minutes.

4. By the end of these two activities, the students should have a good idea as to how well they comprehend and follow directions.

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Listening skills

Materials Needed

1. One copy of the blackline master entitled, Listening and Following Directions.

2. Copies of the blackline master entitled, Listening Grid - one for each student.

3. Copies of the blackline master entitled, Reading and Following Directions - one for each student.

Resources

Stein, Wendy. Communication Skills That Work: A Functional Approach for Life and Work: Book One. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1991.

Romanek, Elizabeth. Communication Skills That Work: A Functional Approach for Life and Work: Book Two. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1991.

Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

A blackline master entitled, Reading and Following Directions on Computer, has been included with this lesson. If the activity entitled, Reading and Following Directions, has already been done, then this activity will not be successful. The teacher should choose one of the activities to do, not both.

Likewise, a blackline master entitled, Listening and Following Directions on Computer, has been included with this lesson. This activity may be performed whether or not the students have done the activity entitled, Listening and Following Directions.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Change Font, Font Sizes, and Colours Section Two, Pg. 15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
Numbers Section Two, Pg. 29
Tables Section Six, Pg. 1
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

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