B) Introduction

Learning Outcomes

At the end of Lesson 8, learners should be able to:

  1. use the words that are listed the Lesson 8 key words list and discuss what they mean in the context of this lesson and in their lives
  2. state the five conditions older adults should be routinely screened for
  3. state the important questions to ask about those conditions
  4. indicate the screening tests for the five conditions

Lesson 8 literacy activities

The types of literacy activities in Lesson 8 are:

  1. Reading exercise on “Practicing Prevention”
  2. Fill-in-the-blanks with words from the above reading material that are on the key words list
  3. Word search - to find the words that are listed in the Practicing Prevention key words list
  4. Matching-the-column exercise

Activities are explained further in the lesson. Facilitators may use additional literacy activities to help learners enhance their understanding of practicing prevention.