About the Actor
Karl Weber, M.A., is a professional writer, editor, and teacher. He is the author of two popular series of test prep guidebooks, and has worked on books with such noted personalities as former President Jimmy Carter, Ambassador Richard Butler, and U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt.
Product Description
For lots of folks, reading comprehension and interpretation can be really difficult. To succeed in life, you need to be able to understand and appreciate all that you read -- whether it's a poem, a play, a novel, a movie review, a magazine article, or a newspaper editorial. An essential foundation for our "GED Language Arts, Reading" course, this program covers the basic skills you'll need to master for the GED Language Arts, Reading Test, including: vocabulary-building techniques; identifying roots, prefixes, and suffixes; the elements of narrative; analyzing written passages; and much more.
* Learn new vocabulary by using word roots and context clues
* Find the main idea in whatever you read
* Understand the role of details in all kinds of reading passages
* Recognize the authors purpose and message
* How plot, characters, setting, and tone bring literature to life
* How poets use rhythm, rhyme, imagery, and symbols Two DVDs/4 Hrs. 17 Mins. Total. Volume 1 of Video Aided Instruction's 5-Volume Pre-GED Series.