Reading a Medicine Label

CLB Level: PH 1 Method:

1. Hold up a prescription for all to see. Discuss the Essential Skills Focus: “who, what, when, where, why” prescriptions. Document Use (reading a 2. Hold up a bottle of prescription medicine. Ask for label/entering input regarding what information one would find on information), Oral a label. Communication (answering e.g.: name of the patient, price, how many capsules, questions to give etc. information), Working with 3. Write up students’ responses on the board and Others (working with a discuss. partner to carry out a 4. Next (on overhead projector) present an authentic task) prescription label. Ask students to skim and scan and discuss this information. 5. Give students the worksheet and highlighters and Task: Read and in response to teacher’s prompt highlight (and understand a label on a number) the pertinent information. prescription bottle e.g.: Q: What is the doctor’s name? A: #1 highlight “Dr. R. Black” 6. Read and practice questions and answers. Purpose: Students will 7. Hand out an authentic bottle of prescription  Read and understand a medicine. In pairs students look for the pertinent prescription label information following the seven questions on the  Locate information sheet. This component is oral. No writing is  Enter information required. 8. Give relevant telephone numbers. e.g.: College of Physicians and Surgeons Phone Materials: prescription Number ______(for a family doctor). medicine bottles, authentic prescription Follow Up: Ask students to bring any medicine labels, worksheet (with label/bottle they might have. Have them look at them questions), highlighters and answer similar questions.

Debrief/Transfer: Talk about previous experiences Learning Style: Visual, regarding medications, prescriptions, doctors and auditory, kinaesthetic appointments, walk-in clinics and emergency rooms. Discuss the use of labels in Canadian Society and in the workplace. Time: 1-2 lessons

Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Essential Skill Focus: Document Use / Oral Communication Author: Nicole Sibilleau CLB level: phase 1 READ AND WRITE

SAFEWAY DRUG MART (204) 775-5088 917 Portage Ave. Wpg. MB, R3G OP6

Rx # 6084572 Refills: 001 Dr. R. Black

Karzai JABBAR

Take ONE tablet three times daily

Amoxicillin 100 MG

30 capsules 16 - Jan- 09 $28.43 TX: 0196899

1. What is the name of the doctor?

2. What is the name of the pharmacy?

3. How many capsules are there?

4. What is the ph. no. of the pharmacy?

5. How much is the medicine?

6. What is the date?

Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Essential Skill Focus: Document Use / Oral Communication Author: Nicole Sibilleau CLB level: phase 1 7. What is the name of the patient?

Winnipeg School Division Adult EAL Program Essential Skill Focus: Document Use / Oral Communication Author: Nicole Sibilleau CLB level: phase 1