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Get Reading Oklahoma is offering two distinct programs to help literacy providers across the state reach more adult learners. Both GED Connection and TV411 are interactive tools that can enhance a learner’s experience and help them reach their goals.
What is GED Connection?
GED Connection is a 39-episode television/video series and workbooks that helps adult students advance toward their GED and improve the basic skills needed at the workplace. Developed as part of the PBS LiteracyLink project, the series and workbooks cover the five areas included in the GED exam. Practice tests show learners what to expect and which skills and content areas they need to strengthen, helping to build confidence for test day.
Three Ways To Watch GED Connection
1. GED Connection is available on OETA's OKLA channel that is provided free to cable and satellite television subscribers across the state. See schedule. For information about accessing OETA Okla, click here or call 1-800-879-6382 or e-mail questions to
2. All 39 GED Connection programs are also available for viewing on Cox Cable's Freezone section of On DEMAND, channel 1.
3. Watch GED Connection episodes online.
Videos
GED Connection offers documentary-style videos (DVD or VHS) that introduce content and give learners a chance to see, hear and learn from experts. DVDs include clickable menus for key topics in each program. See program descriptions here or download these program synopses (pdf).
Workbooks for Learners
Three full-color workbooks (Language Arts: Reading & Writing, Science & Social Studies, and Mathematics) provide skill-building and test-taking practice. Pre-tests and practice tests help students evaluate their readiness; an answer key includes explanations. See print previews.
Learners should first check with their literacy provider to see if they have workbooks. Workbooks can also be ordered from the KET Adult Learning Web site. You may also order workbooks by calling Barbara Farha at 1-800-354-9067.
Online Activities, Lessons, and Practice Tests at www.pbs.org/literacy provide interactive coursework and more practice answering GED-type questions. Learners can save their work in an online portfolio.
Teachers’ Guide
Teachers or literacy directors need only to mention they are ordering with the State of Oklahoma to receive a discount by calling Barbara Farha at 1-800-354-9067. To receive discount, orders must be placed by August 1, 2009. Teachers may also order materials online at KET Adult Learning Web site.
What is TV411?
TV411 is a 30-episode television series for adults who want to improve their literacy skills. Produced by the Adult Literacy Media Alliance, TV411 materials allow adult learners to practice basic skills in many ways: watching the series in the comfort of their home; enrolling in a literacy class that uses the TV411 series as a learning tool; or using the materials along with a tutor.
TV411 gives adult strategies for managing their family’s health and finances and for moving ahead at work so they can serve as their own best advocates. With TV411, everyday situations become educational opportunities. Learners read the newspaper and figure out new words by using context clues and the dictionary. They practice ratios and proportion when adapting recipes. They practice subject-verb agreement and proper punctuation so that their cover letters make the right impression. Also, knowing how to convert a percent into a decimal becomes a tool for understanding interest rates, calculating sale prices and tracking spending.
Perhaps more importantly, TV411 builds confidence and motivation so that learning doesn’t stop when the television is off and the books are closed.
Three Ways to Watch TV411
1. All 30 TV411programs are available on OETA's OKLA channel that is provided free to cable and satellite television subscribers across the state. See broadcast s chedule. The TV411 Episode Guide provides a synopsis of each episode.
2. TV411 programs are also available for viewing on Cox Cable's Freezone section of On DEMAND, channel 1.
3. Watch TV411 episodes online.
Videos
30 videos (DVD or VHS) cover a variety of topics, strengthening reading, writing and math skills in real-life contexts. Program descriptions are available at www.tv411.org. DVDs provide clickable menus highlighting key topics.
12-page workbooks explore concepts presented in each program, with practice in real world context such as filling out an application; understanding a paycheck; and deciphering food and medicine labels.
TV411 Learner’s Guide answer basic questions about using the videos, workbooks and website and helps learners articulate their goals and develop a portfolio for keeping track of their work.
Teacher's Guide
TV411 Teacher’s Guide lesson plans show, step-by-step, how to use the video, print, and online components as a stand-alone curriculum or as part of an existing course of study.
Other TV411 Resources
Program Guide/Curriculum Index lets you locate time-coded highlights for segments in each program; use the index to find segments by topic. Use the list of workbooks highlights in your lesson plans.
TV411 Online interactive lessons and articles at www.tv411.org address money, parenting, people, and health. A bulletin board provides personalized support and a forum to share writing and ideas.
