Phyllis Dutwin - McGraw-Hills TABE Level D: The First Step to Lifelong Success

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The TABE tests cover basic skills that you use in your everyday life. You might be surprised to find that you know more than you think you do.

You might also be surprised to discover skill gaps you do not know about. This book will help you target and master the skills you need to succeed: With the TABE In future situations as a lifelong learner

Before you begin to use this book, take some time to explore it. The book offers much more than question-and-answer material. Read the Table of Contents. Notice the following: Skills Assessments at the beginning of each section Stories, or scenarios about actual students Skill building in every subject Word study Study Tips, Test Tips, and FYIs (For Your Information) All of these elements give you a process for learning. In fact, each section builds skills.

You should read and do all the exercises in order. You might think that you have a greater skill in a certain subject. Take the Skills Assessment for that subject anyway. If your results are 90 to 95 percent correct, you probably dont have to study that section. However, be sure to take all the posttests in the book. You should not study this section through from first page to last. You should not study this section through from first page to last.

Correct spelling is best learned slowly and through repetition. Take the pretest. If you find that spelling is not your strong subject, start the section. No matter what else you are working on, study a small part of the spelling section at the same time. Use the tips provided and study consistently.

Learning how to succeed in test-taking situations makes good career sense.Adults take tests all the time. Learning how to succeed in test-taking situations makes good career sense.Adults take tests all the time.

Tests are everywhere you look, and you take them for many reasons:drivers licensestechnical certificationeducational placementjob placementadvancement exams

You should approach this book as you would any fitness program or regimen. Include these three important steps. Step 1: Develop a fitness plan: Complete Section 1: Work Smarter, Not Harder. Step 2: Warm up: Take each of the subject area Skills Assessments. Target the skills you need to strengthen. Step 3: Work out: Pace yourself through the exercises.

Achieve your best results. TEST TIPDo not study for the Skills Assessments that begin each section. The results of each assessment will help youCompare what you already know with what you need to know.Make a learning plan for choosing and using the lessons that follow. Look for these tips throughout the book: STUDY TIP TEST TIP FYISucceed at Learning I see and I forget, I hear and I remember, I do and I understand. An old Chinese proverb Research tells us how people learn and remember. This ancient proverb tells the truth. When we learn something new, and do something with that knowledge, understanding comes more quickly.

Now you know what research says. What do you have to say about learning? How would you complete this sentence? The best learning experience I ever had was ____________. You do not have to write itjust think about what you would say if someone asked you that question. There are at least five ways to learn: reading, hearing, seeing, saying, and doing. Combining those ways makes the learning experience even more powerful. Think about this; after two weeks we remember: 10 percent of what we read 20 percent of what we hear 30 percent of what we see 50 percent of what we hear

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