Setting Goals for Literacy!

Learner’s Name: _____________________________________ Date: ___________________

Tutor’s Name: _____________________________ Meeting Time/Place: ______________

Here are some goals other students have mentioned. We will mark the things you can do in the first
column and the things you want to do in the second column.

Can Do Goal Activity

_____ _____ Use English to achieve individual, personal goals.
_____ _____ Read and write my name and address.
_____ _____ Correspond with my family by mail or e-mail.
_____ _____ Register to vote.
_____ _____ Apply for citizenship.
_____ _____ Apply for a library card.
_____ _____ Get a GED/ high school diploma.
_____ _____ Take the driver’s test.
_____ _____ Take part in a community or religious organization or meeting.
_____ _____ Publish my own writing in a newsletter or a magazine.

_____ _____ Use English in daily life, at home and with my family.
_____ _____ Use a calendar, bus schedule and or TV Guide.
_____ _____ Read and write shopping lists.
_____ _____ Read to my children.
_____ _____ Help my children with their homework.
_____ _____ Read information about healthcare and medications.
_____ _____ Fill out forms.
_____ _____ Read labels and instructions.
_____ _____ Read and pay bills and write checks.
_____ _____ No longer need public assistance.
_____ _____ Talk to my children’s doctors, teachers, friends, and other parents.

_____ _____ Use English at work.

_____ _____ Fill out a job application.
_____ _____ Get a job, a better job, or a promotion.
_____ _____ Read and write notes to and from co-workers.
_____ _____ Read and write reports and memos.
_____ _____ Fill out order forms.
_____ _____ Read manuals and work schedules.
_____ _____ Pass a work-related test.
_____ _____ Improve job skills – I want to do a better job.
_____ _____ Improve my computer skills.
_____ _____ Attend a job training program.

_____ _____ Use English for fun and leisure.

_____ _____ Read newspapers and magazines.
_____ _____ Read the Bible, Koran, Tanakh and Talmud, Book of Mormon,
and/or other religious texts.
_____ _____ Read maps and road signs.
_____ _____ Feel confident when I travel.
_____ _____ Read for pleasure – go to the library!