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GED ® Skill Workbooks How to Use the Books With Your Class*

GED ® Skill Workbooks How to Use the Books With Your Class*. About the Series Assessment and Instruction Overview Inventory Skill Review Lessons GED Skill Builder Lessons Answer Key

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GED ® Skill Workbooks How to Use the Books With Your Class*

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  1. GED® Skill WorkbooksHow to Use the Books With Your Class* About the Series Assessment and Instruction Overview Inventory Skill Review Lessons GED Skill Builder Lessons Answer Key *Lessons from the books can also be assigned for self-study since they are organized by: 1. skill modeling 2. guided practice 3. independent practice Students can also use the answer key to check their own work and to read explanations. These workbooks can be used in conjunction with any GED core instructional textbooks, videos, or online materials. About the Series

  2. GED® Skill WorkbooksAbout the Series Build a Foundation of GED Skills Level: 8+ 80 and 96-page books 2-page skill review lessons ; 4-page GED higher-order skill lessons Mathematics 1Number Sense, Decimals, Fractions, Percents, and Data Analysis Mathematics 2Algebra, Measurement, and Geometry Language Arts, ReadingNonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Language Arts, Writing 1Sentence Structure, Grammar and Usage, and Mechanics Language Arts, Writing 2Organization and Essay Writing ScienceLife Science, Earth and Space Science, Chemistry, and Physics Social StudiesWorld and U.S. History, Civics and Government, Economics, and Geography $ 12.25 per book; $ 9.80 for 5+ of a title

  3. GED® Skill WorkbooksAbout the Series (continued) Target Only the Skills that Students Need with Our Three-Step Process • EVALUATE • Skill Inventory and Diagnostic Chart/Study Planner • REVIEW • Skill Lessons and Skill Practice • PRACTICE • GED Test Skills and GED Practice Questions Overview

  4. GED® Skill WorkbooksAssessment and Instruction Overview • Part 1. EVALUATE SKILLS • Students • Take a Skills Inventoryin each book • use Diagnostic Charts/Study Planners to target just what they need– both content and higher-order GED skills • Part 2. REVIEW CONTENT • Studentsreview 2-page GED Skill lessons which • condense essential content • provide immediate practice with GED questions • Part 3. PRACTICE GED SKILLS • Students study 4-page GED Skill Builder lessons which • coach students through thinking, graphic, and problem-solving skills • apply those skills to GED practice questions Sample pages from GED Skill Workbook: Social Studies. Other books in series use similar formats.. Inventory

  5. GED® Skill WorkbooksInventory and Study Planner • Take Inventory of skills • Read the directions and encourage students to answer every question to the best of their abilities. • You have permission to copy the answer grid for student use. • Administer the inventory as an untimed test. The main purpose is to get an idea of knowledge gaps – both in content and skills. • Explain that at the end of the test students will use the results to see what skills they need to focus on. 1 2 2

  6. GED® Skill WorkbooksInventory and Study Planner (cont’d) • Check answers and use study planners • Students check answers and read explanations. • Students fill in study planner to targetboth content skills and thinking skills needed to pass the GED Tests. TipYou can use the Study Planner results to both strategize which skills to focus on with the whole class and to work with students to make individualized study plans. Skill Review Lesson

  7. GED®Skill WorkbooksSkill Review Lessons • Left Page • Content Review • Preview the 2-page lesson by reading the lesson title and the key topics (the subheads in the left column). • Right Page • Practice Questions • Explain that the GED-type questions ask them to do more than “look up” an answer. As on the actual test, questions require them to apply, analyze, or evaluate information. • Students answer the questions, check answers and read explanations. • Discuss questions that are difficult for students. <insert copy of GED Social Studies, p.37> TipExplain that the review lessons summarize key GED content. Encourage them to ask about terms or concepts that they don’t understand as they do the lessons.

  8. GED® Skill Workbooks GED Skill Builder Lessons • Four-Page Lessons Scaffold Instruction in Higher Order Skills • Page 1 - Left Page • Introduce GED Skill • Introduce GED Question Skill • Use the definition at the top to explain the GED skill. • Read sample GED Question • Students answer a sample GED question. • Follow “Think It Through” Process and the Answer and explanation • Students follow the Q and A format that models the thinking process – including explaining why the right answer is correct and the wrong answers are wrong. • Explain that on GED multiple-choice questions, students need to carefully review each answer choice. 3 3 TipEmphasize that questions on the GED Tests will require the “higher order” thinking skills that they will learn to work with in the GED Skill Builder Lessons.

  9. GED® Skill Workbooks GED Skill Builder Lesson (cont’d) • Page 2 – Right Page • Guided Practice • GED Questions • Students are supported as they develop thinking skills to answer GED questions. • Hints • Hints are provided to coach students through the thinking process, much as a personal tutor would help them think through questions. Encourage students to use the hints. • Answers and Support • Students answer questions and provide reasons to support their answers. • Students check answers and read explanations. • Discuss questions that are difficult for students. TipStudents may not see the benefit of supporting their answers. Encourage them to provide support by explaining that this strategy will help them to focus on the question and to think through the answer choices.

  10. GED® Skill Workbooks GED Skill Builder Lesson (cont’d) • Page 3 - Left Page • GED Practice (with “Think” prompt) • Answer sample GED Questions • Students answer GED questions, using the THINK prompt to help them figure out the questions. • Page 4 - Right Page • GED Practice • Answer sample GED Questions • Students answer GED questions without the THINK prompt. • Check Answers to GED Practice • Students check answers and read explanations. • Discuss questions that are difficult for students. Answers and Explanations

  11. GED® Skill WorkbooksCheck Answers and Learn From Explanations • Check Answers and Explanations • Encourage students to check answers and to read explanations to understand why an answer is correct.

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