Materials--Missoula ABE Program (4/08)
Language Arts (computer)
PLATO (comprehensive CAI—specific courses have been set up within the
system)
GED 1120 New Readers Press (practice for the tests)
Reading Horizons (Phonics)
Typing Tutor
Packets for basic WORD (6 lessons)
Writing
Language Builder--Introductory, Intermediate 1 and 2, Advanced (McGraw-HillContemporary) Note: Intermediate 2 correlates well with GED.
Achieving TABE Success in Language (E, M, D, A)
*Packets
Reading
Vocabulary Exercises—Analyzing Word Parts, Getting Meaning from Contexts,
GED Vocabulary Crosswords (Contemporary)
Vocabulary Connections—Books 4,5,6,7,8 (Steck-Vaughn)
True Tales: Geography and Science (Steck-Vaughn)
Steck-Vaughn Comprehension Series (Facts, Sequence, Main Idea, etc—Levels
B—F)
Building Strategies for GED Success—LA Reading, Social Studies, Science
(Steck-Vaughn)
Pre-GED Critical Thinking Skills (Steck-Vaughn)
Contemporary Reading Basics—Introductory, Intermediate 1 and 2
Achieving TABE Success in Reading--Levels E, D, M, A (Contemporary)
Pre-GED Satellite Series—Science (Contemporary)
GED Satellite Series—Social Studies & Science (Contemporary)
Steck-Vaughn GED—Science
Steck-Vaughn GED Skill Books—Writing (Sentence Structure/Organization and
Mechanics/Usage), Science (Life and Earth, Space & Physical), Social
Studies (Economics, Civics, Government)
Top 50 Skills for GED Success (Contemporary)
*Packets
*Often, we use “packets” instead of books with our students. Many of these packets are
“composites” of different sources. For example, at the Pre-GED and GED reading levels, we use
composite packets to emphasize reading comprehension skills including Main Idea/Details,
Cause/Effect, Inference, Conclusion, Unstated Assumption, Application, and Evaluation. For
content emphasis, we have packets for Government, Political Cartoons, and Economics (Social
Studies). Science and Language Arts--Reading are set up similarly. We use several teacher
made packets for writing skills (sentence structure, paragraphs, and essays).