An Instructional Approach for Workforce Literacy (2003)
Authors: Heather Hemming, Lisa Langille, Sonya Symons
Collection: Research Materials
As the workforce of the 21st century becomes increasingly reliant on electronic communication, it is essential that workforce preparation programs include opportunities for learners to improve their literacy skills for writing in electronic contexts.
This paper discusses the development and assessment of an instructional approach designed to teach three writing strategies for electronic communication: explaining/expressing a viewpoint, asking pertinent questions, and writing effective responses.
Format: article - 4 pages
Funders:
- Social Sciences Humanities Research Council of Canada
Keywords:
- Adult literacy
- Computers
- Computer skills
- Literacy research
- Reports
- Research
- Research projects
- Research reports
- Technology
- Workplace literacy
- Workplace reading
- Workplace writing
- Writing assessment
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