Strategies for
ABE/GED
Classes
Presented by:
Janet Baxley and
Linda Graham
Jackson County Adult Education

Contact Info:
Janet Baxley
850-482-9100 janet.baxley@jcsb.org
Linda Graham
850-482-9617 ext. 223 linda.graham@jcsb.org
Website: http://ae.jcsb.org
Strategies for
ABE/GED
Classes
Presented by:
Janet Baxley and
Linda Graham
Jackson County Adult Education

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Reading
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– Students read for 30 min. every night. They can read anything. Some examples are:
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Newspaper
Bible
Novel
Comic books
Books they read to their children
Online gossip magazines
Outdoor Sportsmen magazines

Reading
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consistently obtain greater student participation
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Multiple choice
Yes/No questions
Punctuation
Homophones

Reading
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Another form of response cards. We use white boards for reviewing different reading activities. Such as:
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Sequencing
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Story Elements
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Drawing Conclusions
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Cause and effect

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Reading
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– Students are given vocabulary words every week and complete activities with these words.

One of the strategies we use for teaching vocabulary is Robert
Marzano’s Building Academic Vocabulary.

We also use whiteboards to introduce vocabulary.

Reading
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focus on words.
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Last hour of class on Friday we play games that
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Pictionary
Cranium
Boggle
Scrabble
Taboo

Math
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Math
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problems.
– Students have 1 minute to complete 32 math
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Adding
Subtracting
Multiplying

Math

Math
MATH FACTS LEARNING PROGRESS
ADDITION—LEARNING GOAL_______________________________________
SUBTRACTION—LEARNING GOAL____________________________________
MULTIPLICATION—LEARNING GOAL________________________________

Math
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response card use as a

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Percentages part\is
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Whole\of 100
Math

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Percentages part\is
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Whole\of 100
Math
Find 20% of 80 .
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80 100

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Percentages part\is
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Math
1. What percent of 30 is15?
2. 20 is10% of what number?
3. 25% of what number is 30?

Math
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Managing Money
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Borrowing money
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Unavoidable Expenses
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Budgeting

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Writing
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– this gives you an opportunity to learn more about your students.

Week One: Date__________-__________ Description
Your bedroom or your favorite room
Your favorite place
Your ideal mate
A teacher, relative or friend you will never forget
Your favorite pet or type of animal
An imaginary animal or fairy tale creature
Your favorite food or meal
How you picture hell
The person near you
Your perfect world
Who you would be for one day and why
A vivid dream or nightmare
Week Two: Date__________-__________ Process
How to stay in bed as late as possible but still get to school on time
How to make the best TV snack (or meal)
How to get along with ________
How to make________
How to pick the best place to eat
How to get to your favorite place
How to care for a pet, bike, car, tape, CD, etc.
How to be hired for a job
How to enjoy music
How to cure insomnia or a cold
How to plan a vacation, garden, speech, essay, meal or party

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– documents essay topics and shows growth.

Writing
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Expanding Sentences - Expand stem sentences by adding information that answers the questions
– Who/Whose
– What
– When
– Where
– Why
– How many/How much/To what extent

Current Events
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Political Parties
Primaries
Do you know about current events?

Current Events
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Political parties http://pewresearch.org/ politicalquiz/quiz/
Political Party Platforms
OK, you may affiliate with one particular political party, but be honest -- are you really aware of where the party stands on all the issues? Or for that matter, where the opposition stands? Check out our handy table below for a list of your political party platforms.
Issue
Social Security
Jobs
Economy
Republican Party
Social security should be privatized
(not to be confused with private savings accounts, but rather, private investments).
Pro small business. Supports giving small businesses tax incentives so that more jobs can be created.
Supports free market competition and entrepreneurship, corporate deregulation and cutting entitlement spending.
Democratic Party
Social security should remain a government sponsored insurance plan for retirees.
Libertarian Party
Believe in an "opt out" policy in which one can choose to privately invest (they believe this to be the better option) or go with a government sponsored social security plan.
Encourage businesses to keep jobs here and not outsource them overseas.
Supports unions and advocates for the rights of low income workers.
Free market should dictate the job market.
Increase taxes to cut deficit.
Believes large deficit negatively affects government services and that low deficits stimulate the economy.
100% Free Market.
Security/Defense
Legal/Tort
Reform
Believe in a proactive military and defense. Supports building weapons and technology that serve to protect our nation. Believe that peace is achieved through strong defense.
Increase defense and research budget.
Supports tort reform and limiting victims compensation, especially for frivolous lawsuits.
Believe in a limited missile defense. Oppose nuclear buildup in the U.S. Believe that peace is achieved through worldwide relationship building.
Believe in reducing nuclear arms in the U.S. Military should be used to protect people's livery and property only.
Tax Reform
Immigration
Faith
Supports tax cuts, low interest rates and the repeal of the death tax penalty in effort to stimulate the economy.
Generally supports closed or tight borders and tracking system for foreign travelers.
Religion strongly associated with
Republican party. Advocate free exercise of religion.
Oppose tort reform and oppose limiting liability of doctors and/or businesses.
Generally does not support tort reform.
Generally supports raising taxes on the wealthy, lowering taxes for the middle class.
Stridently opposes all government imposed taxes and employer withdrawal of employees money for tax purposes.
Support illegal alien's ability and right to become citizens and giving them more protections under the law.
Strict adherence between the separation between church and state. Promote secular issues and a more secular nation.
Support open borders.
Strong belief in separation of church and state and by contrast, Libertarians hold a strong belief in freedom of religion.

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Political parties http://www.peoplepress.org/typology/quiz/
CLASS STATISTICS
Staunch Conservatives—1
Main Street republicans—1
Libertarians—0
Dissaffecteds—5
Post-Moderns—1
New Coalition Democrats—4
Hard-Pressed Democrats—1
Solid Liberals—0
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Current Events
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Primary vs. Caucus

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Do you know about current events?
Test your news IQ

Career Planning
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Once a week we do a Career activity as a whole class.
Applications
Resumes
Interview Wear
Interview Questions
Thank You Notes

John Doe
555 interview rd apt 2
Labelle, FL 55111
Postion applying for: manager
Employment History: mcdonalds: 1996-2001 burger flipper.
Burger king 2001-2002 fry station
Education
Labelle High school
Graduated 2003
GPA 3.0
References:
Chris Fields, McDonalds, Manager
Labelle, FL
Email: Chris@arcnow.com
Cell: 312-554-1234
Joyce Cirner, Burger King, Manager
Labelle, FL
Email: joyce_cirner@Microsoft.com
Cell: 312-555-0558
Susan Bridge, Teacher
LaBelle, FL
Email: sbridge@hotmail.com
Cell: 440-666-5449
David Jones, Victory Hill Baptist Church - Pastor
Labelle, FL
Email: David_Jones@cpl.org
Phone: 569-123-5588

Contact Info:
Janet Baxley
850-482-9100 janet.baxley@jcsb.org
Linda Graham
850-482-9617 ext. 223 linda.graham@jcsb.org
Website: http://ae.jcsb.org
Strategies for
ABE/GED
Classes
Presented by:
Janet Baxley and
Linda Graham
Jackson County Adult Education