Lesson three

The first part of Lesson 3 requests ways to help a 4th grader with reading comprehension by using Learning Express on the South Dakota State Library site. 
1.  The student must go to the South Dakota State Library site, click on the data base listing, and find Learning Express.  Click on Learning Express. 
2.  Click on the "School Center."  On the left side, click on "Elementary School, English Language Arts Skills Improvement."  To be able to use this feature, the student has to log in as a user.  After doing this, the students should click on "Informational Reading" and do the Practice tests, 1 and 2.
I went through both of these tests.  I would say that the student should do them, get them scored, and then do them again to practice the features that the student does not get the first time.  After getting a perfect score, I would have them work on the Literature Reading Practice and do the same practice with those two tests to help the student practice on skills that need improvement.

Part 2 of Lesson 3
This lesson requests ways to help a high school graduate improve his/her skills in office management in order to be able to get a job in this field. 

First of all, I would make sure the person was able to access the South Dakota State library site by having a library card number and password.  I would then show the person how to find the data bases and the section on "Learning Express."  I would show the student how to find the section on careers.

I went through all of the lessons in the section "Learn More About a Career."  This section is excellent and would be useful for any person who works with others in any business or organization.  The sessions I would recommend are called "Build Your Workplace Skills."  These sessions would be good reminders for teachers at the beginning of a school year, or any person who works with a group to refresh proper etiquette and communication to keep a positive business atmosphere. 

I would certainly recommend that the student read all of the information, take the quizzes, and the test.  I would also encourage the student to go back and see what questions were missed and what the correct answers are.  If the student had difficulties, I would suggest that he/she go through the information more than once and take written notes to help recall the information.


Part 3 of Lesson 3

This lesson has the student go through the section in Learning Express on the Career Center.  First of all, I would make sure the student is able to access Learning Express and has a library number and password to make full use of the site.

After the student clicks on "Career Center," he/she should look on the top listings and click on "Guidance,"and then "Explore Careers."  The student should read the information found under "nurse," and "pharmacy technician."  The preparation tests and information should be read and instructions followed on each page.  After these steps have been completed, he/she should look on the left side of the page and go through each item:  "Succeed in the Workplace; Prepare for Workkeys Assessments, and TOEIC."  I have read through this information and found it very helpful.  I would have liked to had this information as a high school student when I was looking for the career of my choice.  I would have also really appreciated all of the practice tests to review information that I may not have understood during my high school education or may have forgotten.  This information is excellent as a refresher course once a year, or when a person is anticipating a job change.