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Course Descriptions - Adult Basic Education
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ABE SPECIAL TOPICS
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ABE 005
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10.0 Credits
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88 hours of lecture - 44 hours of lab |
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Monthly seminars conducted by various college and local professionalsfor the purpose of enhancing the social, personal, and academic skills of the ABE student participant.
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ABE WRITING I
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ABE 011
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Reading and writing the alphabet, completion of simple forms and sentences, copying basic materials, and writing basic word sentences from dictation. Beginning class for basic skills improvement in writing foradult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Writing I, students will be able to use writing for basic survival needs and for communication at a beginning literacy level.
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ABE WRITING II
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ABE 012
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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The use of capital letters; punctuation marks; writing addresses, lists, messages, and notes; and simple sentence construction. Second class for basic skills improvement in writing for adults who are unable towrite sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in theUnited States. Upon completion of ABE Writing II, students will be able to use writing for basic survival needs and personal communications.
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ABE WRITING III
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ABE 013
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Writing a variety of complete sentences, expansion of simple sentences to reflect more complex ideas, subject-verb agreement, informal letter composition, simple paragraphs, writing for personal expression using journals and other means as well as use of the dictionary and practice in completing a wide variety of forms. Third class for basic skills improvement in writing for adults who are unable to write sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE III, students will be able to compose a variety of sentences of increasing complexity and be able to construct a simple paragraph.
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ABE WRITING IV
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ABE 014
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Writing connected paragraphs using correct punctuation, capitalization, usage, spelling, and more sophisticated sentence structures. Fourthclass for basic skills improvement in writing for adults who are unable to write sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Writing IV, students will be able to compose a variety of complex sentences correctly, write a short report, compose a resume, write a variety of formal letters, proofread, and revise writing for clarity and succinctness.
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ABE MATH I
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ABE 021
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Addition and subtraction of single digit whole numbers, comparison and ordering of whole numbers, and place value to thousands. Beginning class for basic skills improvement in math for adults who are unable to compute sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Math I, students will be able to use math for basic survival needs.
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ABE MATH II
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ABE 022
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Additional instruction in place value and whole number operations including multiplication and division, computing averages, estimation, word problems, key words, and life skill math application. Second class for basic skills improvement in math for adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Math II, students will be able to use place values and whole number operations to accomplish a variety of daily tasks.
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ABE MATH III
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ABE 023
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Operations with fractions and decimals including word problems relating to real-life applications as well as competence in using a ruler and introduction of common metric units. Third class for basic skills improvement in math for adults who are unable to compute sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Math III, students will be able to use all operationswith fractions and decimals, use rulers as well as common metric measurements to solve problems in everyday life.
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ABE MATH IV
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ABE 024
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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22 hours of lecture |
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Percent, ratio, proportion, simple formulas, and common measurement conversions as well as interpretation of and use of graphs and tables. Fourth class for basic skills improvement in math for adults who are unable to compute sufficiently well to meet the requirements of adult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Math IV, students will be able to use the above-stated operations to solve problems in everyday life.
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ABE RDG FNDMNTLS I
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ABE 031
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Phonics, language patterns, and working with contextual written material. Beginning class for basic skills improvement in reading for adults who are unable to read sufficiently well to meet the requirements ofadult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Reading I, students will be able to use the above-stated skills at a beginning literacy level.
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ABE RDG FNDMNTLS II
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ABE 032
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Retelling text for literal comprehension, identifying the main idea in short paragraphs, identifying cause/effect and sequencing, the reading and interpretation of simple signs and symbols as well as alphabetization. Second class for basic skills improvement in reading for adults who are unable to read sufficiently well to meet the requirements ofadult life in the United States. Upon completion of ABE Reading II, students will be able to use the above-stated skills in everyday life.
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ABE RDG FNDMNTLS III
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ABE 033
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Reading, comprehension and analysis of reading material with a greater emphasis upon word meanings and the structure of paragraphs. Furtherwork on identifying the main idea, distinguishing between fact and opinion, and demonstrating comprehension of a variety of reading materials at a basic level. Third class for basic skills improvement in reading for adults. Upon completion of ABE Reading III, students will be able to use the above-stated skills in everyday life.
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ABE RDG FNDMNTLS IV
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ABE 034
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Reading, comprehension and analysis of various materials by recognition and consideration of main ideas and organization. Evaluate, comprehend and make inferences from a variety of written materials. Fourth class for basic skills improvement in reading for adults. Upon completion of ABE Reading IV, students will be able to use the above-stated skills in everyday life.
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BASIC COMP LITERACY KEY
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ABE 036
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
2.0 Credits
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0 hours of lecture - 44 hours of lab |
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Introduction to keyboarding development, computer terminology, use ofsoftware and word processing. Concurrent enrollment in ABE or ESL Level IV or above required.
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ABE RDG/CONTENT II
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ABE 042
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Beginning course provides instruction regarding effective reading strategies for use with content areas such as business correspondence, important historical documents, science and social sciences. Prerequisite: Recommended score on placement test.
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ABE RDG/CONTENT III
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ABE 043
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Intermediate course provides instruction regarding effective reading strategies for use with content areas such as business correspondence,important historical documents, science and social science. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ABE 032 and 042 or recommended score on placement test.
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ABE RDG/CONTENT IV
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ABE 044
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Summer Fall Winter Spring |
1.0 Credits
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11 hours of lecture |
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Pre-GED level course provides more advanced instruction regarding effective reading strategies for use with content areas such as business correspondence, important historical documents, science and social sciences. Prerequisite: Successful completion of ABE 033 and 043 or recommended score on placement test.
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