Getting a Driver's License Lesson Plan Information | Lesson Plan Activities | Printable version (including handouts) (PDF)

Standard: Read With Understanding Outcomes Students will identify the steps needed to obtain their driver's license and generate questions to study in preparation for the test.

Classroom Information

GED Descriptors:      Language Arts Reading Roles:      Family, Worker, Community Member Program Type(s)      ABE, GED, Family Literacy, Workforce Education, Urban, Rural NRS Learner levels (ABE/GED)       3, 4, 5, 6 Time frame:      1.0 to 2.0 hours Technology Integration Question Answer Relationships (QAR) Teaching Strategy Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles

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Standard: Read With Understanding

Component of Performance How activity addresses component Determine the reading purpose The need to pass the test for an Ohio driver's license by one or two students can give the whole class an opportunity to practice study strategies. Select reading strategies appropriate to the purpose Students will learn valuable study strategies that can be applied in testtaking situations, such as constructing questions. They are able to recognize unfamiliar and drivingspecific vocabulary as their vocabulary expands. Monitor comprehension and adjust reading strategies Being able to answer questions generated during this activity will give students necessary practice in monitoring their understanding of the text. Analyze information and reflect on its underlying meaning Students can organize information using restatement and questioning. Integrate it with prior knowledge to address reading purpose By using these study strategies, students will pass the Ohio driving test.

Purposeful, Transparent, Building Expertise

Purposeful and Transparent Students must first determine the necessary steps to acquiring their driver's license, continually evaluating their progress toward this goal. Contextual Strategies to improve test taking skills are important for these students as they prepare to get their driver's license. These study skills can also be applied in the future when the student prepares for the GED or some other credential. Building Expertise Developing metacognitive testing strategies will help the student identify new information against prior knowledge of particular content.

Lesson Designer Judy Franks OLRC (330) 6720753 jfranks@literacy.kent.edu

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