Essential Reading Skills: Preparation for High School Equivalency Tests

Perrin, Teresa; Education, Essential

ISBN 10: 1940532019 / ISBN 13: 9781940532011

Published by Essential Education, 2014

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Synopsis:

Boost Reading and Language Arts Scores for the GED Test and HiSET Exam

Build the reading and literacy skills needed to succeed on the most current GED test and the HiSET exam with a clear, strategy based approach to reading comprehension. This book helps students learn how to break down any text to understand the author’s meaning, purpose, and message with confidence.

Lessons guide students to connect new ideas to familiar concepts and apply purpose driven reading strategies to approach texts efficiently. Practice questions allow students to try each strategy, then check their work to build accuracy and understanding.

All lessons are aligned with Common Core and College and Career Readiness Standards and focus on developing vocabulary, identifying central ideas, analyzing arguments, and understanding literary conventions such as structure, tone, and point of view. Students work with a wide range of texts, including science and social studies passages, as well as fiction and nonfiction selections similar to those found on the exam.

With 36 complete lessons across 380 pages, this book works well for classroom instruction, tutoring programs, or independent study. Graphic organizers and visual reminders are used throughout to support comprehension and help students manage complex reading tasks.

Topics covered include:

Reading Strategically
The DARE process
Questioning techniques
Skimming and scanning texts
Note taking and graphic organizers
Vocabulary development
Making inferences
Identifying central ideas

Nonfiction Texts
Text structure and features
Visual elements
Author’s purpose
Reading in science and social studies
Tone
Arguments, claims, and evidence
Logical fallacies
Persuasive appeals

Fiction Texts
Theme and author’s purpose
Word choice and figurative language
Characters
Story structure and conflict
Setting
Tone, genre, and style
Point of view


This book helps students strengthen reading comprehension, think critically about what they read, and prepare for the level of reading required on high school equivalency exams and beyond.

This book is aligned with the most current GED test and the HiSET exam and is a strong companion to Essential Education’s complete online program. Both the book and the online programs are certified by the official testing services, giving students and educators confidence that they are using trusted, approved materials designed to support success on test day.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Essential Reading Skills: Preparation for ...
Publisher: Essential Education
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable