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[EnglishLanguage] New Health Literacy Materials online and on CD

Citizenship web site study at uscitizenship.org
Fri Jan 20 15:17:06 EST 2006


Help your students and their children live healthier lives. These
topics are explained in audio-visual presentations, which include
photographs or graphics which illustrate and enhance understanding of
the content. ESL exercises provide students with drill and practice
on each topic. Presentations play within any web browser.
http://www.mcedservices.com/online.html



Health Literacy Activities

Nutrition, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (NEW)

Understanding food nutrients and reading nutrition labels
Diabetes symptoms and possible consequences
High blood pressure and possible consequences
Audio introductions are provided in English, Arabic, Hmong and
Somali. Eight interactive review quizzes of 10 questions each. Print
versions of all materials available in PDF.

Medicine Labels and Warnings

· Reading a prescription medicine label

· Reading an over-the-counter (OTC) medicine label

· Reading special warning labels, plus information about side
effects

Audio introductions are provided in English, Arabic, Hmong and
Somali. Eight interactive review quizzes of 10 questions each. Print
versions of all materials available in PDF.


ESL Activities

Basic Literacy Skills

· Writing a check

· Filling out a timesheet

· Filling out a basic form

· Reading a simple map

English audio introductions describe how to complete these tasks.
Twelve interactive review exercises of 10 questions each. Print
versions of all materials available in PDF.



Listening to Immigrants

Give students an opportunity to practice listening for specific
information in a simple conversation. Questions such as name and
address, where people work, what they like to eat, daily schedules,
etc. are asked by an English speaker and answered by immigrants from
Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.

Twenty-four interactive review quizzes of 10 questions each.



Listening to Prepositions

English audio introductions describe the proper usage of prepositions
for place and time. Twenty-four interactive review quizzes of 10
questions each.



LaRue ESL Exercises To Go on CD (NEW)

The CD includes all five activity sets listed above, plus the following:
LaRue Literacy Skills Test and Pre-Literacy Exercises

Order the CD at " LaRue ESL Exercises To Go" at Kagi.com,





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