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This sixth in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which consider financial planning for retirement, including such topics as types of income, Social Security, pension, or profit sharing benefits, and Veterans benefits; financial management, including budgeting; investments; life insurance and annuities; and taxes. The student booklet contains informative materials, an outline for financial planning, cost of living chart to complete, checklist for planning for financial security in retirement, a quiz on the material covered, and list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction and provides five formats from which the teacher may choose. (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project that developed the materials, and bibliography are available separately. See Note.) (YLB)

This fifth in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which consider options in planning one's leisure time in retirement, including volunteer opportunities, retirement jobs, hobbies, clubs and organizations, reading and learning, and physical activities. The student booklet contains informative materials, forms for listing skills and interests, a quiz on the material covered, and a list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction and provides four formats from which the teacher may choose. A six-page list of leisure time opportunities in Lancaster County is also provided. The script for an accompanying slide/tape presentation, Are You Going to Take Retirement Cold Turkey?, is also provided (with availability cited). (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project which developed the materials, and bibliography are available in ERIC. See Note.) (YLB)

This fourth in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which consider these topics: dietary requirements, nutrition, facts and fallacies about health, foods and vitamins, exercise, physical examinations, helping the doctor, choosing a doctor, and information on public and private health agencies in the community. The student booklet contains informative materials, a healthy retirement checklist, quiz on the material covered, and a list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction and provides two formats from which the teacher may choose. A doctor is suggested as a resource consultant. (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project which developed the materials, and bibliography are available in ERIC. See Note.) (YLB)

This second in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which consider these topics: the variety of options for living arrangements, retirement location, and community resources and services available and how to use them to advantage. The student booklet contains informative materials; an activity on finding out about community services; an exercise on the pros and cons of buying a smaller home, renting an apartment, condominiums, mobile home buying, public or subsidized housing, and retirement communities; a quiz on the material covered; and a list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction and provides three formats from which the teacher may choose. The script for an accompanying slide/tape presentation, Housing Options in Lancaster County, is also provided (with availability). (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project which developed the materials, and bibliography are in ERIC. See Note.) (YLB)

This third in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet, specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and a teacher's guide, which consider these topics: choosing a lawyer, estate planning, special situations of retirement, and important documents to file away. The student booklet contains informative materials, an activity determining one's estate value by listing assets and bills, a form for summarizing necessary records and their location, a quiz on the material covered, and a list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction, providing three formats from which the teacher may choose. (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project which developed the materials, and bibliography are available in ERIC. See Note.) (YLB)

This first in a series of six packages of instructional materials developed by the Pre-Retirement Rehearsal Project contains a student's pre-retirement booklet specifically intended for adults with limited reading ability and teacher's guide, which introduce the concept and certain concerns of pre-retirement planning: housing options, money to retire on, retirement legal matters, health, adjusting to change, and leisure. The student booklet contains informative materials, a personal retirement plan format, quiz on the materials covered, and list of suggested readings. The teacher's guide suggests how to present instruction and provides four formats from which the teacher may choose. The script for an accompanying slide-tape presentation, Prepare Now for Your Future, is also provided (with availability). (The other five packages of materials, the final report of the project which developed the materials, and bibliography are available in ERIC. See Note.) (YLB)