Crosswalk for Workplace Essential Skills and GED Preparation

Workplace Essential Skills (WES) combines video, print and online learning to help pre-GED level adults get into the job market and get ahead. Many of the same reading, writing and math skills adults need for work are also essential to succeeding on the GED exam. The crosswalk below shows how the skills in WES help learners get ready for GED preparation.

Writing Skills

WES Program	Workplace Skills	Pre-GED Skills
13: A Process for Writing	Understand the purpose of workplace writing Produce accurate and well-organized messages Follow a writing process Present facts and produce professional-looking messages Focus on receiver's needs Avoid slang Write clearly and to the point Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling	Understand the importance of audience and purpose in writing Follow a writing process Prewrite Draft Revise Edit Publish Write clearly and to the point Use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling
14: Supplying Information: Directions, Forms, and Charts	Write labels, signs, lists, instructions, forms, and charts Organize the information and write clearly Learn about types of forms and their purposes Fill out forms completely and on time Read forms and gather needed information	Write short narrative and explanatory messages Organize the information and write clearly Put information together accurately and completely Provide support, details, and examples
15: Writing Memos and Letters	Think about the purpose of letters, memos, and reports Consider the writer's needs Select the best format Draft, revise, and proofread your work	Use narrative writing to tell a story, expository to explain, and persuasive to persuade Use the writing process approach

Reading Skills

WES Program	Workplace Skills	Pre-GED Skills
16: Reading for a Purpose	Understand the purpose of workplace reading materials Learn to adjust reading to different purposes Skim headings, captions, and so on Scan to look for specific information Use reading strategies such as notetaking, highlighting, and restating	Understand the purpose of reading materials Learn to adjust reading to different purposes Skim headings, captions, etc. Scan to look for specific information Use reading strategies such as notetaking, highlighting, and restating
17: Finding What You Need: Forms and Charts	Know the purpose Skim first, then read more carefully Pay attention to details; determine what is essential Read titles and headings Proofread forms that you have filled in Ask about anything you don't understand	Know the purpose of reading materials Skim before you read Read for main ideas and details Read titles and headings on charts and tables
18: Following Directions	To understand directions, restate to yourself, take notes, explain to a co-worker To read a diagram or other workplace drawing, read titles, headings, legends To make sure you understand a workplace diagram summarize to yourself To make sure you can understand a diagram or instructions, ask about what you don't understand	To understand written information, restate to yourself, take notes, explain to another student To read a science or social studies diagram, read titles, headings, and legends
19: Reading Reports and Manuals	Know the different types of documents and their purpose and format Skim and scan to find the information you need Use multiple sources of information as needed Apply information to complete a job or solve a problem	Know the different types of reading materials, their purposes, and formats Skim and scan to find needed information Read to apply information to another situation

Math Skills

WES Program	Workplace Skills	Pre-GED Skills
20: Number Sense	Read, write, and order numbers Group and sort numbers Find patterns Round and estimate	Read, write, and order numbers Group and sort numbers Find patterns Round and estimate
21: Solving Problems	Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and money Estimate solutions Calculator Skills	Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers and money Estimate solutions Calculator Skills
22: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents	Read and compare decimals, fractions, and percents Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals Use ratio and proportion Solve percent problems	Read and compare decimals, fractions, and percents Add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions and decimals Use ratio and proportion Solve percent problems
23: Measurements and Formulas	Know how to measure and what tools to use Take careful and accurate measurements Record measurements with accurate labels Choose the formula that is needed Work with and convert units of measure	Record measurements with accurate labels Choose the formula that is needed Work with and convert units of measure
24: Trends and Predictions: Graphs and Data	Understand how data is collected and organized Read bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs Understand spreadsheets Find averages Draw conclusions based on data and seeing trends	Understand how data is collected and organized Read bar graphs, circle graphs, and line graphs Find averages Draw conclusions based on data and seeing trends