CABS Literacy Quick Screen
Source: Common Assessment of Basic Skills by Judith Fox Lee & Rose Strohmaier (Third Edition); Literacy Link Eastern Ontario. Used with permission. Also visit CABS Online. ( http://www.lleo.ca/col/cabs_online.html)
Speaking and Listening
Do you?
 Talk to teachers, doctors and people in offices  Make calls for information
 Speak out at meetings  Use answering machines
What speaking and listening skills would you like to improve?
Reading
What do you read in your daily life?
 Food labels  Newspapers
 Mail  Books
 Bills
What would you like to be able to read better?
What do you think you need to learn to become a better reader?
Writing
What do you have to write in your daily life?
 Forms  Letters
 Cheques  Reports
 Messages  Journals
 Other
What would you like to be able to write better?
What do you think you need to learn to become a better writer?
Math
What daily activities do you use math for?
 Banking  Tipping
 Shopping  Hobbies
 Estimating  Recipes
 Work  Measuring
Which math skills would you like to improve?
Computers
What experience do you have with computers?
What computer skills would you like to learn?
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