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Pre-GED Connection

Intermediate-level basic skills instruction

Grade Levels:: 9-adult
Length:: 30 minutes
Taping Rights:: Unlimited
Teaching Materials:: See Below
Program Schedule:: See Below

Pre-GED Connection is designed for learners who wish to prepare for the GED high school equivalency exam but are not yet at the 10+ reading level required for successful GED study. The series includes 26 of the 39 programs from KET’s award-winning and widely used GED Connection series of preparatory materials for the GED exam, correlated to a separate set of workbooks geared for reading levels of 6-8.

KET is block-feeding the GED Connection series several times during the 2005/06 school year for schools establishing Secondary GED programs. The table below shows which programs from GED Connection are included in Pre-GED Connection.

Broadcast Schedules

Pre-GED Connection airs as a separate series year-round on KET1 and 2. For scheduling details and program descriptions, see the complete Pre-GED Connection broadcast schedule.

Pre-GED Connection Programs		GED Connection Program #
1.	Getting Ideas on Paper	103
2.	The Writing Process	104
3.	Organized Writing	105
4.	Effective Sentences	107
5.	Grammar and Usage	108
6.	Spelling, Punctuation, and Capitalization	109
7.	Nonfiction	112
8.	Fiction	113
9.	Poetry	114
10.	Drama	115
11.	Themes in U.S. History	117
12.	Themes in World History	118
13.	Economics	119
14.	Civics and Government	120
15.	Geography	121
16.	Life Science	123
17.	Earth and Space Science	124
18.	Chemistry	125
19.	Physics	126
20.	Number Sense	128
21.	Problem Solving	129
22.	Decimals	130
23.	Fractions	131
24.	Ratio, Proportion, and Percent	132
25.	Measurement	133
26.	Data Analysis	136

Teaching Materials

TEACHER'S GUIDE: In Kentucky, call KET GED Connection at (800) 538-4433, or e-mail ketgedconnection@morehead-st.edu.
KET Enterprise
(800) 354-9067
560 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502-2200
adulted@ket.org
VIDEO: In Kentucky, call KET GED Connection at (800) 538-4433, or e-mail ketgedconnection@morehead-st.edu.
KET Enterprise
(800) 354-9067
560 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502-2200
adulted@ket.org
WORKBOOKS: In Kentucky, call KET GED Connection at (800) 538-4433, or e-mail ketgedconnection@morehead-st.edu.
KET Enterprise
(800) 354-9067
560 Cooper Drive
Lexington, KY 40502-2200
adulted@ket.org

Kentucky schools may tape and retain programs according to the rights listed above. For further information, contact the KET Education Division.

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