ADULT SECONDARY HIGH COMPETENCY OUTLINE

CASAS Range: 246+ TABE Range: 11.0-12.9+

By the end of this level, learners will have worked on and attained competency in the following areas:

1. Communication

   1. Use appropriate non-verbal behavior.

   2. Use appropriate language for various purposes.

      1. Informational

      2. Describe

      3. State needs

      4. Command

      5. Agree/disagree

      6. Ask permission

      7. Persuade

      8. Caution

      9. Influence

      10. Request

      11. Advise

      12. Negotiate

   3. Use appropriate language for various situations.

      1. Social

      2. School

      3. Work

      4. Family

2. Consumer Economics

   1. Read and interpret information when making purchases of goods and services.

      1. Prices

      2. Warranties

      3. Guarantees

   2. Read and interpret information on consumer-related topics.

      1. Safety procedures

      2. Recall letters

      3. False advertising

      4. Pyramid schemes

      5. Consumer fraud

   3. Read and interpret credit card applications, agreements, and bills.

   4. Read and interpret information in catalogs and on order forms.

   5. Read and interpret lease and rental agreements.

   6. Read and interpret information on utilities.

      1. Utility bills

      2. Service information

      3. Repair information

   7. Read and interpret information about tenant and landlord rights.

   8. Read and interpret information on housing loans and home insurance.

   9. Read and interpret information about home and personnel possession maintenance and repair.

      1. Service agreements

      2. Repair instructions

      3. Work estimates

      4. Repair bills

      5. Instruction labels

      6. Safety instructions

      7. Care labels

      8. Operating instructions

   10. Read and interpret information about home safety and security.

       1. Crime alert letters and posters

       2. Alarm instructions

       3. Safety product instructions

   11. Read and interpret information on banking services.

       1. Checking accounts

       2. Savings accounts

       3. Personal loans

       4. Car loans

       5. Home loans

       6. Retirement accounts

   12. Read and interpret information on financial planning.

   13. Compute mileage and gasoline consumption.

   14. Read and interpret highway and traffic signs and driving regulations.

   15. Use a highway map.

   16. Read and interpret information related to automobile purchase, maintenance, and insurance.

3. Community Resources

   1. Read, locate, and interpret information in a telephone directory.

   2. Take and interpret telephone messages.

   3. Interpret transportation schedules and fares.

      1. City bus

      2. Airplane

      3. Train

   4. Read, interpret, and locate information on community agencies and services.

      1. Emergency assistance agencies

         1. housing

         2. food

         3. domestic violence

      2. Governmental

         1. police

         2. fire

         3. low income housing

         4. Social Security

         5. Medicare

         6. library

         7. driver’s license information

      3. Medical and health facilities

         1. clinics

         2. hospitals

         3. treatment centers

         4. immunization clinics

      4. Educational services

         1. K-12 schools

         2. community education

         3. colleges and universities

         4. preschools

      5. Child care services

   5. Read and interpret information about leisure activities.

      1. Vacation planning

      2. Entertainment schedules

      3. Ordering from a restaurant

      4. Attractions information and schedules

   6. Read and interpret information about ethnic, cultural and language groups.

   7. Read and interpret information about the arts.

4. Health

   1. Recognize and use vocabulary related to symptoms, illnesses, and ailments.

   2. Read and interpret medical instructions.

      1. Doctor’s instructions

      2. Prescription labels

      3. Over-the-counter medicine labels

   3. Read and interpret health information.

      1. Preventative health

      2. Immunizations

      3. Health alerts

      4. Health awareness

   4. Interpret and fill out medical history forms.

   5. Read and interpret product safety labels.

   6. Read and interpret information about measures to prevent accident and injury.

   7. Read and interpret basic first-aid instructions.

   8. Read and interpret information on communicable diseases.

   9. Read and interpret information on substance abuse.

   10. Read and interpret nutritional information and food safety.

       1. Balanced diet

       2. Food storage

       3. Food handling

5. Employment

   1. Know and utilize various resources to obtain employment.

      1. Want ads

      2. Networking

      3. Job postings

      4. Internet job sites

      5. Employment agencies

   2. Read and interpret information about job training opportunities.

   3. Understand and interpret job-related information.

      1. Work agreements

      2. Union agreements

      3. Union contracts

      4. Pay stubs

      5. Benefit forms

      6. Timekeeping forms, time clocks

      7. Employee handbooks

      8. Personnel policies

      9. Job manuals

   4. Understand and interpret job-related safety standards and procedures.

      1. Safety manuals

      2. OSHA information

      3. Equipment instructions

   5. Understand information related to job performance.

      1. Job descriptions

      2. Performance appraisals

      3. Continuing education

   6. Communicate job-related information orally and in writing.

      1. Follow, clarify, or give

         1. feedback

         2. instructions

      2. Give and respond to criticism

      3. Correspondence

         1. letters

         2. memos

         3. email

      4. Workplace forms

         1. status reports

         2. productive reports

   7. Practice skills related to effectively working with other people.

      1. Work cooperatively on a team

      2. Learn from others

      3. Communication skills

      4. Initiative and resourcefulness

      5. Leadership skills

      6. Respecting others

      7. Motivating others

      8. Negotiation

      9. Multicultural awareness and respect

6. Government and Law

   1. Read and interpret information on voting and the political process.

      1. Voter qualifications

      2. Voter registration

      3. Electoral process

      4. Candidate information

      5. Special interest groups

   2. Understand historical information.

      1. Major events US history

      2. US historical documents

      3. Major events in world history

   3. Understand geographical information.

      1. Various types of maps

         1. political

         2. topographical

         3. economic

      2. Information about US states

      3. Information about major US and world cities

      4. Information about geographical features

   4. Read, interpret, and understand information about legal rights and responsibilities.

      1. Common laws and ordinances

      2. Common legal forms

      3. Basic legal rights

      4. Procedures for obtaining legal advice

      5. Basic court procedures

      6. Traffic tickets

      7. Common infractions and crimes and legal consequences

      8. Reporting a crime

   5. Read, interpret, and complete tax forms.

      1. Income tax

      2. Sales tax

      3. Tax tables

      4. Tax publications

   6. Read, interpret, and discussion information about governmental activities.

      1. International affairs

      2. Legislative activities

      3. Judicial activities

      4. Executive activities

      5. Military activities

      6. Law enforcement activities

      7. Local policymaking

      8. Local, state, and federal governmental leaders

   7. Read and interpret information about civic responsibilities and activities.

      1. Community problems and solutions

      2. Civic organizations

      3. Voting

      4. Jury duty

   8. Read and interpret information about science and the environment.

      1. Physics and energy

      2. Geology and earth science

      3. Physical science

      4. Chemistry

      5. Biology

      6. Technology

   9. Read, interpret, and understand economic concepts.

      1. Statistics

      2. Issues

      3. Trends

      4. Economic systems

7. Computation

   1. Analyze and solve narrative mathematical problems.

      1. Multiple steps

      2. Multiple operations

      3. Write expressions and equations

      4. Multiple solving methods

      5. Estimation

   2. Apply algebra concepts.

      1. Proofs to show properties of real numbers and operations

      2. Expressions

      3. Multi-variable equations

      4. Quadratic equations

      5. Inequalities

      6. Linear equations

   3. Analyze and solve representations of functions.

      1. Table of values

      2. Coordinate plane

      3. Ordered pairs

      4. Graph of an equation

      5. Graph of a linear function

      6. Graph of a quadratic function

      7. Equation of a line

   4. Analyze, compute, and interpret rates.

   5. Interpret and create scale drawings.

      1. Proportion

      2. Enlargements

      3. Reductions

      4. Scale models

   6. Analyze, interpret, and represent data.

      1. Variety of visual representations

      2. Extracting information

      3. Comparing information

      4. Mean, median, mode, range

      5. Predictions, trends, summaries, conclusions

      6. Randomization, sampling, margin of error

      7. Translating graphic data into narrative data

      8. Spreadsheets

      9. Simple statistical concepts

8. Learning to Learn (Reading)

   1. Read for a variety of purposes.

      1. Information

      2. Entertainment

      3. Persuasion

      4. Education

   2. Interpret vocabulary.

      1. Tier 2 vocabulary

      2. Specialized contexts

         1. consumerism

         2. work

         3. field of interest

      3. Connotation vs. denotation

      4. Analogies

      5. Metaphors

      6. Similes

   3. Read and analyze a variety of texts.

      1. Fiction

         1. Plot

         2. Characters

         3. Characterization

         4. Setting

         5. Figurative language

            1. Simile

            2. Metaphor

            3. Personification

         6. Theme

      2. Drama

         1. Protagonist

         2. Antagonist

         3. Stage directions

      3. Poetry

         1. Rhythm

         2. Rhyme

         3. Point of view

         4. Figurative language

            1. Simile

            2. Metaphor

            3. Personification

            4. Alliteration

            5. Consonance

      4. Non-fiction

         1. Personal essays

         2. Academic texts

         3. Informational articles

      5. Complex forms

         1. medical

         2. insurance

         3. legal

      6. Graphic documents

         1. maps

         2. charts

         3. graphs

         4. tables

         5. lists

         6. diagrams

         7. political cartoons

      7. Themes

         1. universal themes in literature

         2. as related to current events

         3. as related to life experiences

      8. Author’s bias

         1. cultural

         2. gender

         3. religious

         4. historical

         5. geographic

   4. Apply reading strategies.

      1. Pre-reading

         1. previewing

         2. predicting

      2. KWL

      3. Graphic organizers

      4. Text types

         1. compare/contrast

         2. cause/effect

         3. problem/solution

         4. description

         5. narrative

         6. persuasive

      5. Summarize

      6. Paraphrase

      7. Inferences

      8. Conclusions

      9. Stated and unstated assumptions

      10. Faulty logic

      11. Point of view

      12. Purpose and audience of a text

   5. Analyze literary texts.

      1. Tone

      2. Mood

      3. Irony

      4. Rhetoric

      5. Genre of a text

      6. Influences on a text and author

         1. religious

         2. philosophical

         3. political

         4. ethical

         5. social

   6. Demonstrate and ability to use critical thinking skills.

      1. Analysis of a situation, statement, or process

         1. component elements

         2. causal and part/whole relationships

      2. Comparison

         1. differentiating

         2. sorting

         3. classifying

      3. Inferences

         1. inductive and deductive reasoning

         2. hypothesize

         3. predict

         4. conclude

         5. synthesize

         6. fact vs opinion

         7. mandatory vs discretionary

      4. Evaluation of a situation, statement, or process

         1. assemble information

         2. provide evidence

         3. make judgments

         4. examine assumptions

         5. identify contradictions

      5. Generate ideas

         1. divergent and convergent approaches

         2. creative imagination

         3. brainstorming

   7. Demonstrate study skills.

      1. Study strategies

      2. Note taking

      3. Memorization strategies

      4. Test taking

   8. Identify and utilize informational resources

      1. Internet

      2. Dictionaries

      3. Encyclopedias

      4. Indexes

      5. Tables of contents

      6. Glossaries

      7. Appendixes

   9. Understand information about effective personal management.

      1. Personal values, qualities, interests, abilities, and aptitudes

      2. Self-image, self-esteem

      3. Coping with negative feedback

      4. Stress reduction

      5. Accommodating personal, family, and work responsibilities

      6. Dealing with change

9. Grammar and Writing

   1. Write for a variety of audiences.

      1. Employer

      2. Co-worker

      3. Friend

      4. Child’s teacher

      5. General public

      6. Family member

      7. Teacher

      8. Product manufacturer

      9. Health professional

   2. Write for a variety of purposes.

      1. Instruct

      2. Inform

      3. Complain

      4. Entertain

      5. Persuade

      6. Report

   3. Write a variety of documents.

      1. Essays

      2. Paragraphs

      3. Letters

      4. Memos

      5. Reports

      6. Notes

   4. Write using the conventions of Edited American English.