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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR NFB-NEWSLINE TUTORIAL

General goals for students using NFB-NEWSLINE Tutorial: The Student Will (TSW):
 1.	Learn about world, national, state and local news.
 2.	Become aware of employment opportunities.
 3.	Learn about events in his/her community that he/she may wish to participate in.
 4.	Gain information regarding health issues.

Criteria for success in Lessons 1-8 = 4 of 5 times as attempted by student

Objectives for Lesson 1:
 1.	TSW enter 6 digit ID# correctly.
 2.	TSW correctly choose desired newspaper.
 3.	TSW choose desired issue of paper.

Objectives for Lesson 2:
 1.	TSW choose desired article.
 2.	TSW return to skipped article.
 3.	TSW reread sentences.
 4.	TSW pause and resume.

Objectives for Lesson 3:
 1.	TSW select non local newspaper.
 2.	TSW select issue of non local newspaper.
 3.	TSW select and read article of non local newspaper.

Objectives for Lesson 4:
 1.	TSW set personal preference.
 2.	TSW select volume of voice.
 3.	TSW set pitch of voice.
 4.	TSW set speed of voice.

Objective for Lesson 5:
TSW create favorites list of 6 papers.

Objective for Lesson 6:
TSW use * key, **key, and # key to choose paper and navigate through articles.

Objective for Lesson 7:
TSW look for specific word/phrase/subject in newspaper.

Objective for Lesson 8:
TSW enter Spell Mode and understand difficult word(s).

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