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Decode to Success Lesson Plan

Students will identify key details, make inferences, and summarize information from real-world workplace texts to strengthen reading comprehension and employability skills.

These strategies build critical thinking and clear communication—essential for success in future careers—and engage students with authentic workplace materials to make reading relevant.

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10 minutes

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Introduction

5 minutes

Step 2

Guided Practice

10 minutes

Step 3

Independent Practice

10 minutes

Step 4

Closure and Assessment

5 minutes

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Decode to Success: Employability Skills Through Reading

Why Reading Matters in the Workplace

Workplace Email Example

Guided Practice: Key Details & Inference

Independent Practice: Task Cards

Summarizing Key Details

Share and Reflect

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