Competency Areas 3.3, 3.4
3.3.1 Identify and use necessary medications
Reading For Life
click on "Medicine Labels"
Lessons for the CASAS Competencies
click on "Understanding Over The Counter Medicines"
Health & Literacy Special Collection
cick on "Liquid Medicines: Taking the Right Dose"
LaRue Medical Literacy Exercises
click on "Prescription Labels" or "Over-The-Counter Labels"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs"
3.3.2 Interpret medicine labels
Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy
click on "The Right Dose"
Reading For Life
click on "Medicine Labels"
Lessons for the CASAS Competencies
click on "Understanding Over The Counter Medicines"
Health & Literacy Special Collection
click on "Lesson on Buying Medicines using Drugstore.com"
Low Intermediate EL Civics Health Awareness Curriculum of Fairfax County, Virginia
go to Unit 2: Lesson 1: Getting Information about Over the Counter Medications"
go to Unit 2: Lesson 2: Getting Information about Prescription Medications"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs"
REEP ESL Curriculum for Adults
in Health Lesson Plans, click on "Medicine Labels"
LaRue Medical Literacy Exercises
click on "Prescription Labels" or "Over-The-Counter Labels"
3.3.3 Identify the difference between prescription, over-the-counter, and generic medications
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs"
3.4 Understand basic health and safety procedures
3.4.1 Interpret product label directions and safety warnings
California LIteracy's PEACE Curriculum
Click on 8 - Safety.pdf
Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy
click on "The Right Dose"
Reading For Life
click on "Medicine Labels"
Lessons for the CASAS Competencies
click on "Understanding Over The Counter Medicines"
Health & Literacy Special Collection
click on "Lesson on Buying Medicines using Drugstore.com"
LaRue Medical Literacy Exercises
click on "Prescription Labels" or "Special Warning Labels"
USP Pictograms
free download for educators
3.4.2 Identify safety measures that can prevent accidents and injuries
California Literacy's PEACE Curriculum
click on 8 - Safety.pdf
Family Literacy Lesson Plans
click on Lesson 5 "Safety"
3.4.3 Interpret procedures for simple first-aid
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Simple First Aid"
3.4.4 Interpret information about AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"HIV-Aids"
It's Up to Us
An AIDS Education Curriculum for ESL Students
3.4.5 Recognize problems related to drugs, tobacco, and alcohol and identify where treatment may be obtained
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Smoking"
North Carolina Curriculum Guide
"Drugs and Alcohol"