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Below are some helpful Adult Basic Education (ABE) and GED Web sites selected by College of Dupage Librarians and Instructors. The College of DuPage and the C.O.D. Library do not create or control any of these resources, and they will not be held responsible for the content within the Sites.

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Dictionaries

• Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary
  Provides a free online visual dictionary containing over 20,000 terms, more than 6,000 illustrations, and audio pronunciations
  URL: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Glossaries by Language
  A wide-variety of bilingual dictionaries and topical glossaries categorized by language from Language Automation, Inc.
  URL: http://www.lai.com/glossaries.html Added: September 15, 2011

• Merriam-Webster Online
  This site contains an easy-to-search dictionary and thesaurus of 160,000 entries.
  URL: http://www.m-w.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Internet Picture Dictionary
  Free, online multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and ESL learners
  URL: http://www.pdictionary.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Dictionary.com
  Online dictionary, thesaurus, grammar, usage & style, and writing resource
  URL: http://www.dictionary.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

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General

• C.O.D. General Education Development (GED) Program
  
  URL: http://www.cod.edu/Academic/ABE_GED/GED.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• C.O.D. Adult Basic Education (ABE) Pre-GED Program
  This University of Tennessee site organizes links to student and teacher resources in Math, Grammar, Reading, Science, and Social Studies. Most of the links are from non-profits and include interactive exercises
  URL: http://www.cod.edu/Academic/ABE_GED/AdBasGED.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• GED Test Study Guide
  StudyGuideZone.com offers an exclusive free, downloadable study guide to the Internet community for the GED test. The guide is in PDF format, so you'll need Adobe's free Reader to view it. Anyone is free to link to this page or the study guide to let students know about this resource.
  URL: http://www.studyguidezone.com/gedtest.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• U.S.A. Learns
  A free site for adults to learn English and improve basic reading, writing, math, English language competency and problem-solving skills.
  URL: http://www.usalearns.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Illinois Literacy LINCS
  Developed by the Illinois State Library, this easy to navigate site offers adult learners information about literacy providers, current events, employment, and life skills
  URL: http://literacy.kent.edu/~illinois/ Added: September 15, 2011

• C.O.D. Los Exámenes GED
  
  URL: http://www.cod.edu/GEDTesting/espanol/index.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• High School Ace
  An online learning center designed for high school students and teachers. It features interactive learning games, puzzles, and quizzes. It also includes subject guides for English, foreign languages, math, science, and social studies
  URL: http://highschoolace.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• GED Sample Test Questions
  From the American Council on Education, printable practice tests in the following areas: Language Arts (reading and writing), Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics.
  URL: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/test/prep/sample_questions.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• C.O.D. GED Testing
  Information from the College of DuPage regarding GED testing; preparation; eligibility; registration; test information; English test dates; Spanish test dates; and scholarships
  URL: http://www.cod.edu/GEDTesting/ Added: September 15, 2011

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Mathematics

• AAA Math
  Available in English and Spanish, this site teaches basic math skills, contains interactive practice tests, games, teacher resources and additional links. The site is organized by grade level.
  URL: http://www.aaaknow.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Math Central
  An Internet service, from the University of Regina, for mathematics teachers and students from kindergarten to grade twelve. Available in English and French. Includes lesson plans, activities, science fair projects, a place to submit math questions and review posted answers.
  URL: http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/index.html Added: September 15, 2011

• ACE - Mathematics Formulas
  The Mathematics Test contains a total of 50 questions. You will have access to a math formulas page like this one that you can refer to during the entire test.
  URL: http://www.acenet.edu/Content/NavigationMenu/ged/test/math_formulas.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• Funbrain
  Review math facts or parts of speech. Includes many interactive, online games to practice basic math and language arts concepts.
  URL: http://www.funbrain.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

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Reading, Writing, Grammar

• Grammar Handbook from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  This Handbook explains and illustrates the basic grammatical rules concerning parts of speech, phrases, clauses, sentences and sentence elements, and common problems of usage.
  URL: http://www.cws.illinois.edu/workshop/writers/ Added: September 15, 2011

• The New York Times Learning Network
  Current event stories, quizzes, crossword puzzles and other vocabulary and knowledge building resources for students, parents, and instructors
  URL: http://www.nytimes.com/learning/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Composition and Writing Hotlist
  A listing of web sites compiled by the Franklin Institute that deal with successful editing and writing conventions
  URL: http://sln.fi.edu//tfi/hotlists/composition.html Added: September 15, 2011

• CNN Interactive Learning Resources
  This site offers web-delivered instruction using current and past CNN San Francisco bureau news stories (a new story is added ever week). Each module includes the full text of each story and interactive activities to test comprehension. The learner can choose to read the text, listen to the text, and view a short video clip of the story
  URL: http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Chomp Chomp: Grammar Bytes
  This site, created by a community college instructor, includes terms, interactive exercises (with answers/explanations), handouts and guidelines for quickly improving grammar ability. Appropriate for both GED students and instructors.
  URL: http://www.chompchomp.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

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Science

• Educational Hotlists
  Organized subject lists of resources on the Internet for science educators, as well as for science enthusiasts.
  URL: http://www.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/hotlists.html Added: September 15, 2011

• Science Bob
  "Science Bob" Pflugfelder provides informative and fun student activities and lesson plans for teachers pertaining to a variety of science topics. The site links to extensive credible science Web sites and the navigation is fun and "kid friendly." The reading levels of the site's material range from level 3 to 6
  URL: http://www.sciencebob.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• The Periodic Table of Comic Books
  This is a unique website which links chemical elements from the periodic table to famous comic book characters and stories. Scanned pages of relevant comics are included; this is a fun and interesting way to learn about the elements! From the University of Kentucky
  URL: http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/ Added: September 15, 2011

• La Ciencia es Divertida
  Entra en estas páginas si quieres sorprenderte, divertirte, y encontrar información sobre aspectos curiosos y extraños de la Ciencia
  URL: http://ciencianet.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

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Social Studies

• Constitution Study Guide
  By the Adult Basic Education Department at Southwestern Illinois College, this Web site presents information about the Declaration of Independence, the United States and Illinois Constitutions and the U.S. flag. It includes lessons, quizzes and review tests
  URL: http://prod.swic.edu/adultbasiced/constitution/index.htm Added: September 15, 2011

• The History Channel
  This site contains links and resources pertaining to topics covered on the network channel. Listen to parts of famous speeches, search by century, or keyword, and find out about events that have happened on a specific date throughout history
  URL: http://www.historychannel.com/ Added: September 15, 2011

• America's Story from America's Library
  The Library of Congress presents America's Story: information about the people & events that have shaped our nation's history
  URL: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi Added: September 15, 2011

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Sites for Instructors

• Teachers' Domain
  Teachers' Domain is an extensive library of free digital media resources produced by public television, designed for classroom use and professional development
  URL: http://www.teachersdomain.org/ Added: September 15, 2011

• Math Forum: Adult Education Teachers' Place
  The Adult Education Teachers' Place provides teachers of GED-Math programs with information concerning the basics of a regular GED test, its challenges, how to overcome them and ways to provide the students with skills that will be useful to them beyond the GED test
  URL: http://forum.swarthmore.edu/teachers/adult.ed Added: September 15, 2011

• GED as Project: Pathways to Passing the GED
  This is a guide created to assist GED instructors with syllabi, structure and lecture materials. Created by a partnership between James Madison University and the Virginia Literacy Foundation.
  URL: http://www.valrc.org/publications/gedasproject/index.htm Added: September 15, 2011

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