Reading Job Ads Task Cards: Help Wanted, Pay and Hours, Ages 14 to 21

Reading job ads for high school special education and job skills classes: task cards and worksheets on pay, hours, requirements, and how to apply.

Job ads are packed with short words like PT, req., and EOE. Students would skip right past the pay or the requirements. This pack teaches them to pull out what matters and decide if a job fits.

**What's inside:**

• Job Ad Words page (FT, PT, req., pref., PTO, EOE, and more)

• 6 realistic full job ads with a Job Ad Detective chart

• 24 task cards, each with a mini job ad

• Is This Job a Good Fit for Me? comparison page

• Recording sheet and answer key

**Great for:**

• Job search units in transition and career classes

• Functional reading practice

• Students getting ready to apply for a first job

• Centers or small group

After the task cards, have students find a real local job ad and run it through the Detective chart.

These pages come from the same work as my book, The Transition Map, a step by step guide to transition planning for families and teachers.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.