Regarding the online curriculum, each level takes about 3+/-hours if you are familiar. This does not include practice questions or quizzes. Setting aside at least 40 hours to go through the materials, practice, and take quizzes might be a good idea. Scroll to the bottom of this page to view the estimated time for each hands-on activity type and a sample session plan.
Directly below, each Level is listed. If you click on it, you will be taken to a table of contents page with links to the hands-on activities for that particular topic.
LEVEL 1 • Visual Comprehension • Sequencing Skills • Alphabetical Ordering • Spelling • Building Vocabulary
LEVEL 2 • Identifying Sentence Parts-Nouns • Identifying Sentence Parts-Verbs • Word Forms • Following Directions & Instructions • Common Abbreviations • Personal Information • Text Comprehension
LEVEL 3 • Reading Emails, Memos, & Policies • Finding the Main Idea in a Text • Identifying Key Details • Following Instructions
LEVEL 4 • Identifying the Main Idea & Key Details • Following Instructions • Learning New Vocabulary from Context
LEVEL 5 • Using Documents to Make Decisions • Acronyms, Jargon, & Technical Terms • Reading Contracts & Legal Documents
LEVEL 6 • Understanding the Reasoning & Principles Behind a Text • Inferring Details & Reading Between the Lines • Unfamiliar Jargon & Technical Terms
LEVEL 7 • Defining Jargon & Other Difficult Words • Inferring the Principles Behind a Policy or Regulation • Drawing Conclusions & Making Decisions from Incomplete Information
Special Thanks to Microsoft CoPilot for the curriculum suggestions, lesson plan structure and logistics for all seven levels of Workplace Documents.