Helps students master the skills they will need in real-life situations.This highly relevant, full-color textbook teaches practical communication skills with real-life applications. Features: High-interest, easy-to-read text Practice and review exercises that encourage students to apply skills to everyday situations Chapter Openers with clearly defined Goals for Learning to focus students’ attention Key vocabulary words defined in context for point of use reference Chapter Reviews... Read full description

Helps students master the skills they will need in real-life situations.

This highly relevant, full-color textbook teaches practical communication skills with real-life applications.

Features:

• High-interest, easy-to-read text
  
• Practice and review exercises that encourage students to apply skills to everyday situations
  
• Chapter Openers with clearly defined Goals for Learning to focus students’ attention
  
• Key vocabulary words defined in context for point of use reference
  
• Chapter Reviews to assess skill mastery and offer test-taking tips
  

Table of Contents:

• What’s There and How to Find It
• Answering Questions About Words
• Some Everyday Reference Books
• The Telephone Book
• Using a Library to Find Information
• Finding Expert Help
• Media Information
• Completing Applications and Other Forms
• Shopping by Catalog.

The comprehensive, wraparound Teacher’s Edition provides instructional strategies at point of use. Everything from preparation guidelines to teaching tips and strategies are included in an easy-to-use format. Reproducible activities are featured at point of use for convenience.

The Student Workbook activities reinforce the concepts taught in the lesson. Many of these activities contain copies of actual forms students will encounter in the workplace. Activities are designed to help students see the relevance of the skills being taught. A variety of activities provide additional motivation.

The teacher's Resource Library provides support on CD-ROM for Macintosh™ and Windows©. All reproducible activities illustrated in the teacher’s edition are included in the Teacher’s Resource Library, just view, select, and print the materials you need. All activities in the student workbook are also included.

Curriculum Class Sets include 10 Textbooks, 1 Teacher's Edition plus 1 Teacher’s Resource Library

Curriculum/Software Class Sets include 10 Textbooks, 1 Teacher's Edition, 1 Teacher’s Resource Library plus Skill Track Software Short description