Needs Assessment – Literacy Activities in the Home and in ...



Needs Assessment – Literacy Activities in the Home and in the Community

|CLB Level: PH2 to CLB4 |Method: |

| |Explain to the students that you would like to find out what kind of materials they read when |

|Essential Skills Focus: |they are not in school. The reason for doing this is so that you can teach them how to read the|

|Document Use |materials that are difficult for them. |

| |Hand out the Needs Assessment – Literacy Activities in the Home and in the Community handout. |

|Task: |Read and explain any words that might be new. For example, literacy or assessment. |

|Identify materials students read and would |Read the directions and demonstrate with an overhead transparency how to complete the handout. |

|like to read |Read each type of material and show an example. Ask the students to put a checkmark beside Yes |

| |if they can read it by themselves or by no if they cannot. If they cannot read it by themselves|

|Purpose: Students will |but would like to; ask them to put a checkmark beside I would like to. |

|Identify materials they read and would like |Guide the students as they read the questions related to using the public library. |

|to read so that the teacher can create |This handout could then be placed in the students’ portfolio. |

|lessons which are meaningful to the student |Follow Up: |

| |Students could complete applications to get a library card. The class could go on a field trip |

|Materials: |to the library. The students could visit the local library website. Students could look at the|

|Needs Assessment – Literacy Activities in |library newsletter. |

|the Home and in the Community handout, | |

|Sample of each reading material |Debrief/Transfer: |

| |Ask students if they have ever been in a situation where they had difficulty reading something. |

| |How did they cope in this situation? Create a round table discussion. |

|Learning Style: | |

|Visual, auditory | |

| | |

|Time: 60 minutes | |

Needs Assessment

Literacy Activities in the Home and in the Community

Read the following list of things that people may read. Please check Yes if you read the materials in English. If you don’t read the materials in English please check No. If you would like to read the materials in English but need help please check I would like to.

Flyers………... ………………………….. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Letters.……………...……………..……... ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Bills………………………………………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Coupons…………………………..……… ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Labels on food……………………………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Cooking recipes…………………………... ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Religious materials……………………….. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Instructions and papers at work………….. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Bus schedules…………………………….. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Street signs, bus signs………………….…. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Newspapers………………………………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Television listings or TV Guide…………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Magazines…………………………….….. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Books………………………………….…. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Bank statement…………………………… ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Letters from child’s school………………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Letters from child’s daycare……………... ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

YMCA schedule…………………………. ( Yes …….. ( No ………. ( I would like to

Public Library

Do you know where the public library is located? ( Yes ( No

Do you or does anyone else in your household have a library card? ( Yes ( No

Have you visited the library? ( Yes ( No

How many times in a month do you visit a public library? _____________________________

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