Tabe: Test of Adult Basic Education: The First Step to Lifelong Success (Level A) »

Phyllis Dutwin is the president of Dutwin Associates, consulting with major publishers in developing books for adult students.

Carol J. Altreuter, M.Ed. has had 17 years of diverse experience in adult education, as well as eight years of elementary/middle-school teaching.

Kathleen A. Guglielmi, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of adult education at the University of Rhode Island.

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Congratulations! You've taken the first step towards improving your life! By enrolling for the TABE tests, you have decided to reach for your next learning and career goals and improve your quality of life, for yourself, or for your family. With TABE: Test of Adult Basic Education, The First Step to Lifelong Success as your guide, you'll discover how to target and master the skills you need to succeed not only on the TABE tests but also in future situations as a lifelong learner.

Written by three leaders in adult education, TABE: Test of Adult Basic Education is specifically designed to help you identify your goals, learn more about your unique learning style, and discover which strategies make learning and test taking easier for you. You'll learn basic reading, writing, and math skills through familiar, everyday items, such as work documents, help wanted ads, letters, and telephone messages.

Packed with comprehensive and easily accessible instruction, test previews, and study skills material, this helpful guide contains:

• Charts and tables
• Practice exercises with fully explained answers
• Pretests, posttests, and skills analysis charts
• Reading passages taken from real-life experiences
• And much more to help you learn how to succeed on tests and in life!

Whether you're taking the TABE tests to further your education or your career, or both, TABE: Test of Adult Basic Education will help you realize your goals and your dreams.

Phyllis Dutwin is the president of Dutwin Associates, consulting with major publishers in developing books for adult students.

Carol J. Altreuter, M.Ed. has had 17 years of diverse experience in adult education, as well as eight years of elementary/middle-school teaching.

Kathleen A. Guglielmi, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of adult education at the University of Rhode Island.

Section 1. Work Smarter, NOT Harder
Lesson 1: Identify Your Target Lesson 2: Analyze Yourself as a Learner Lesson 3: Put it to Work - Here's How
Section 2. Reading
Lesson 1. The Challenge Lesson 2. First Steps Lesson 3. Making Choices Lesson 4. Getting Information Lesson 5. A Continuing Search Lesson 6. Back to School
Section 3. Mathematics
Lesson 1. Time for a Change Lesson 2. Common Sense to Number Sense Lesson 3. Our Second Language Lesson 4. Geometry Lesson 5. That's Just Part of It Lesson 6. Measure It Lesson 7. The Other Side of Zero Lesson 8. The Value of Logic
Section 4. Language
Lesson 1. Surprises Lesson 2. Write it Right Lesson 3. The Good News and the Bad News Lesson 4. Speak Up!
Lesson 5. Punctuation Lesson 6. Constructing Sentences and Paragraphs
Section 5. Spelling
Posttests