Literacy

Educational and Vocational Assessment
• Determine communication skills
• Assess vocational interests and level of career exploration
• Determine potential reading and math barriers
• Make individualized recommendations for progress

Basic Communication Skills
• Expressive sign language
• Receptive sign language
• Fingerspelling
• Social skills for everyday life
• Social skills for the workplace
• Skills for living independently

Basic English Skills
• Reading and writing
• Grammar
• Vocabulary development
• Questions & answers, commands, directions, statements

Basic Mathematics Skills
• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
• Decimals, fractions, and percentages
• Math vocabulary
• Time, money, and measurement concepts
• Personal budgeting

Basic Computer Literacy Skills
• Using email systems
• Browsing the internet
• Basic Word and Excel documents
• Computer typing skills

Employment Preparation
• Filling out job applications
• Handling job interviews
• Using TTY and relay services
• Time management
• Deaf culture vs hearing culture in the workplace
• Work ethics and code of conduct
• Employment-related vocabulary

Assistance with Citizenship Processes
• Learning US history
• Civic rights and responsibilities
• Help with other aspects of the citizenship process