Learner Assessment (word Only)

Setting Goals for Literacy! Learner’s Name: _____________________________________ Date: ___________________ Tutor’s Name: _____________________________ Meeting Time/Place: ______________ Here are some goals other students have mentioned. We will mark the things you can do in the first column and the things you want to do in the second column.

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Activity Use English to achieve individual, personal goals.

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Read and write my name and address. Correspond with my family by mail or e-mail. Register to vote. Apply for citizenship. Apply for a library card. Get a GED/ high school diploma. Take the driver’s test. Take part in a community or religious organization or meeting. Publish my own writing in a newsletter or a magazine.

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Use English in daily life, at home and with my family.

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Use a calendar, bus schedule and or TV Guide. Read and write shopping lists. Read to my children. Help my children with their homework. Read information about healthcare and medications. Fill out forms. Read labels and instructions. Read and pay bills and write checks. No longer need public assistance. Talk to my children’s doctors, teachers, friends, and other parents.

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Use English at work.

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Fill out a job application. Get a job, a better job, or a promotion. Read and write notes to and from co-workers. Read and write reports and memos. Fill out order forms. Read manuals and work schedules. Pass a work-related test. Improve job skills – I want to do a better job. Improve my computer skills. Attend a job training program.

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Use English for fun and leisure.

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Read newspapers and magazines. Read the Bible, Koran, Tanakh and Talmud, Book of Mormon, and/or other religious texts. Read maps and road signs. Feel confident when I travel. Read for pleasure – go to the library!