Instructions for M

WEBSITES FOR STUDENTS
Stay engaged while at home or at the library. Your teacher will assist
you in determining
which site(s) would be most beneficial. Instructions for the Steck Vaughen Site
For GED Students
Address: http://steckvaughn.harcourtachieve.com/en-US/gedpractice
Click "Start Practice Test" at the bottom of the page. You can
choose from various content areas and receive an explanation for each
response. Instructions for Barons Website
For GED Students
Address: http://www.4tests.com/exams/examdetail.asp?eid=38
Check only the test you want to take and click "Start Test." You
can review the explanation for each question as you go along. Instructions for M.H. Contemporary Website
For GED Students
Address: http://www.mhcontemporary.com/scripts/cont_home.php
Choose "Learning Sites".
Choose "Free GED..."
Select a subject by clicking a book.
Choose "Student Center".
Select the chapter that you would like to work in.
NOTE: The Contemporary practice test is not scored until an individual has
completed the entire test and submitted the answers. At this point the
score is calculated, the correct answers marked, and feedback given as to
the correct answers and explanations. Math Practice
For ABE and GED Students
Address: AplusMath.com
NOTE: This site contains flashcards for addition through algebra. It is
great for practicing the times tables, signed numbers and so much more.
There are worksheets that can be printed and used by teachers or students;
the answers are available also.
Instructions for the Skillswise Site
For ABE/GED Students
Address:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/listening/listeningforspecificinformat
ion/activity.shtml
NOTE: This site has fact sheets, worksheets, and quizzes in various topics
in grammar, spelling, reading, listening, writing, vocabulary, whole
numbers, (measures, shape and space), (fractions, % and decimals), and
handling data. Study Guide Zone/GED Test:
For GED Students
Address: www.studyguidezone.com/gedtest.htm
When you arrive at the site, scroll down and click the link that
you are interested in viewing.
NOTE: Has an 82 page study guide, 10 practices exercises in each area with
explanations, GED and College Information, GED Practice Questions, and GED
Exam Information. Study Guide Zone/TABE:
For ABE Students above 6.0 and GED Students Address: http://www.studyguidezone.com/tabetest.htm
NOTE: Has a 49 page study guide and TABE practice questions with answers
on the following topics: Advanced Algebra, Averages and Rounding,
Arithmetic, Commas, Estimation and Sequences, Exponents, Fractions and
Square Roots, Geometry, Basic Grammar, Intermediate Grammar, Advanced
Grammar, Graphs, Basic Math, Intermediate Math, Advanced Math, Measurement,
Nouns, Percents and Ratios, Basic Reading Comprehension, Reading for the
Main Idea, Advanced Reading Comprehension, Reading Vocabulary, Sentence
Correction, Sentence Flow, Usage Review 1, Usage Review 2, Usage Review 3,
and Verbs. Recommended Websites to help students
with struggling areas on the GED Tests Languange Arts Writing
Site I (California Distance Learning Project):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED2.pdf Organization
Site I (Sentence Combining Skills):
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/combining_skills.htm Site 2
(Transitions & Coherence):
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/transitions.htm
Site 3 (Construction Shifts):
http://www.mxctc.commnet.edu/clc/cptitema.pdf
Site 4 (Paragraphs & Topic Sentences):
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/paragraphs.shtml
Site 5 (Essay Organization):
http://www.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/essay_organization.htm
Site 6(Essay Organization):
http://web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/EssayOrgMethods.html
Sentence Structure
Site I (Appositives):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_appos.html
Site 2 (Dangling Modifiers):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_dangmod.html
Site 3 (Sentence Fragments):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_frag.html
Site 4 (Run-On Sentences & Comma Splices):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_sentpr.html Site 5
(Run-On Sentences): http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/runons.htm
Site 6 (Parallel Structure):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_parallel.html
Site 7 (Parallel Structure):
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/parallelism.htm
Site 8 (Sentence Clarity):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_sentclar.html
Essay Writing
Site I (Basic Guide): http://members.tripod.com/~Iklivingston/essay/
Site 2 (Writing Tips):
http://www2.actden.com/Writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm Site 3 (to Easy
Steps): http://www.aucegypt.edu/academic/writers/
Site 4 (Homonyms): http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym_list.html Math
Site 1 (Algebra): http://www.aaaknow.com/equ..htm Site 2 (Using Data & Statistics):
http://www.mathleague.com/help/data/data.htm
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Provided by the Florida GED Practitioners' Task Force Committee - 2007
Find this document at http://www.floridagedresources.org/gedlinks.htm
Site 3 (Line Graphs):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/geogskills/geogskil
lsgraphsrev2.shtml
Site 4 (Interactive Line Graphs):
http://www.sums.co.uk/playground/hd6a/playground.htm
Site 5 (Angles): http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/angles.htm
Site 6 (Interactive Angles): http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Angles/?version=
1.6.0_0 I&browser=Mozilla&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc.
Site 7 (Angles):
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/mathlabtutangle
s1.htm
Site 8 (Triangles):
http://www.math.com/school/subject3/lessons/S3U2L2GL.html
Site 9 (Measurement - CDLP):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED33.pdf
Science
Site 1 (Practice Science Questions): http://highered.mcgraw-
hill.com/sites/0809222302/student_view0/ged_practice_test.html
Site 2: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/education/ged/sci.htm
Site 3 (California Distance Learning Project):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED22.pdf
Site 4 (California Distance Learning Project - Life Science Overview):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED23.pdf
Site 5 (CDLP - Physics Overview):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED26.pdf
Site 6 (CDLP - Earth/Space Science Overview):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED24.pdf
Social Studies
Site 1 (CDLP - Civics & Government Overview):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED20.pdf
Site 2 (Scholastic Interactive Social Studies):
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/social/index.htm
Site 3 (Interactive World Map):
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/countriescode2.htm
Site 4 (Newsweek Interactive Map wi Charts):
http://www.newsweekeducation.com/interactive/internationalmigration/in
dex.php
Language Arts Reading
Site I (CDLP - Reading Overview):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED11.pdf
Site 2 (CDLP - Fiction):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED13.pdf
Site 3 (Hints for Language Arts Reading):
http://www.ilc.org/cfmx/GED/GED_sample_larHints.cfm?Menu_ID_Sel=37300&
Lang_Sel=1
Site 4 (SparkNotes - SAT):
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter13section6.rhtm
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Site 5 (SparkNotes - ACT):
http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/act/chapter13section1.rhtml
Site 6 (CDLP - Drama):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED15.pdf
Site 7 (CDLP - Poetry):
http://www.cdlponline.org/gedprint/files/GED14.pdf
Site 8 (Example Workplace Document & Questions):
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/education/ged/read.htm
Provided by the Florida OED Practitioners'
Task Force Committee - 2007
Find this document on the web at:
http://www.floridagedresources.org/gedlinks.htm