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GED Connection

For information on how to obtain a GED please call the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Adult Education Division at (401) 222-8948.

Subject: Adult Education - Covers all five-subject areas and addresses changes incorporated in the current GED exam
Grade Level: General Education Curriculum Area: Language Arts/ Self Expression Recording Rights: Year Long
Teacher Guide: http://www.ket.org/cgi-bin/store.pl?do=addProduct&productID=3&quantity=1
Web: http://www.ket.org/enterprise/gedprep/ged_connect.htm

GED Connection relates the subjects and skills to work, community, and home life. Practice tests help learners know what to expect, see which skills they need to strengthen and build confidence.

The GED Connection programs give learners a chance to hear from rocket scientists and historians, authors and economists-who make all the GED subjects come to life!

All 39 half-hour programs are designed to help learners prepare for the GED exam.
GED Connection demonstrates the Casio fx-260® scientific calculator.

Explains grid answer formats.
Offers practical advice for writing the essay.
Shows how to interpret maps, charts, and graphics.
Presents topics in workplace context.
Gives cross-disciplinary practice.

The GED Connection is now available to more than 82 million households via broadcast on 233 public television stations.

Programs

ORIENTATION AND PREVIEW
Orientation
Fiction
Passing the GED Science Test
Problem Solving

LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING I
Passing the GED Writing Test
Getting Ideas on Paper
The Writing Process
Organized Writing

LANGUAGE ARTS: WRITING II
Writing Style and Word Choice
Effective Sentences
Grammar and Usage
Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization
The GED Essay

LANGUAGE ARTS: READING
Passing the GED Reading Test
Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Drama

SOCIAL STUDIES I
Passing the GED Social Studies Test
Themes in U.S. History
Themes in World History
DISC 6: SOCIAL STUDIES II
Economics
Civics and Government
Geography

SCIENCE
Passing the GED Science Test
Life Science
Earth and Space Science
Chemistry
Physics

MATHEMATICS I
Passing the GED Math Test
Number Sense
Problem Solving
Decimals
Fractions

MATHEMATICS II
Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
Measurement
Formulas
Geometry

MATHEMATICS III
Data Analysis
Statistics and Probability
Introduction to Algebra
Special Topics in Algebra and Geometry

FAST TRACK I
Orientation
Passing the GED Writing Test
The GED Essay

FAST TRACK II
Passing the GED Reading Test
Passing the GED Social Studies Test
Passing the GED Science Test
Passing the GED Math Test

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