LOW INTERMEDIATE ABE COMPETENCY OVERVIEW

CASAS Range: 211-220 TABE Range: 4.1-6.0

By the end of this level, learners will…

1. Communication

   1. Practice appropriate group communication skills.

   2. Initiate conversation with a single person.

2. Consumer Economics

   1. Use banking skills

   2. Write a check and a deposit form.

   3. Read and interpret housing availability through want ads and signs,

   4. Interpret information on landlord and tenant rights.

   5. Interpret information on driving regulations.

   6. Interpret information on automobile insurance.

   7. Interpret information on automobile maintenance.

   8. Compare and contrast shopping payment options.

   9. Interpret product ads.

   10. Interpret product labels.

   11. Recognize elements of comparison shopping.

   12. Create a simple family budget.

   13. Complete a 1040EZ tax form.

3. Community Resources

   1. Locate information about community agencies and services.

   2. Use maps to locate places and travel directions.

   3. Interpret time zone information.

   4. Use a thermometer to measure temperature.

4. Health

   1. Compute dosage using a chart or table.

   2. Interpret nutrition information.

   3. Identify information on substance abuse problems.

5. Employment

   1. Identify places to obtain information about employment vacancies.

   2. Interpret job vacancy information.

   3. Complete a detailed job application without assistance,

   4. Create a resume.

   5. Write a cover letter in response to a specific job

   6. Ask and answer questions at a job interview.

   7. Fill out a time card or time sheet.

   8. Interpret information on a pay stub.

   9. Compare information about benefit plans and fill out enrollment forms.

   10. Fill out a productivity chart.

   11. Locate information on a procedure chart or diagram.

6. Government and Law

   1. Know basic American history and government facts.

   2. Know information on basic economic systems.

   3. Know consequences for breaking the law.

7. Computation

   1. Know number names up to 1,000,000.

   2. Complete addition and subtraction computations.

   3. Complete multiplication and division computations.

   4. Identify prime numbers up to 13.

   5. Apply fraction concepts.

   6. Convert fractions to other fraction forms.

   7. Complete computations with fractions.

   8. Apply decimal concepts.

   9. Identify the relationship between fractions and decimals.

   10. Complete computations with decimals.

   11. Relate decimals to the money system.

   12. Apply percentage concepts.

   13. Complete computations with percentages.

   14. Apply concepts of ratio and proportion.

   15. Solve narrative math problems.

   16. Use a calculator.

   17. Identify mathematical patterns.

   18. Apply basic algebra concepts.

   19. Interpret exponents.

   20. Write abbreviations for standard units of measurement, use a ruler, and add or subtract measurements.

   21. Use the formulas for perimeter and area.

   22. Describe, classify, compare, and sort geometric figures.

   23. Identify types of lines.

   24. Identify simple angle and degrees.

   25. Calculate time.

   26. Find rates.

   27. Measure and calculate US units.

   28. Read, interpret, and analyze data.

   29. Determine probability.

8. Learning to Learn (Reading)

   1. Apply word analysis concepts.

   2. Reading and interpret vocabulary.

   3. Read and comprehend a variety of texts.

   4. Apply reading strategies.

   5. Utilize reference materials.

   6. Practice reading skills.

   7. Analyze literary texts.

9. Grammar and Writing

   1. Use Edited American English.

   2. Follow spelling rules for adding suffixes and prefixes.

   3. Utilize a writing process.

   4. Organize writing using organization patterns and transitions.

   5. Identify parts of speech in text.

   6. Use verbs in the present, past, and future tenses.

   7. Write and identify sentences with various sentence structures.

   8. Write paragraphs.