for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text ISBN 1-930765-00-2 Frequently Asked Questions Top Ten Questions With Answers Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text ISBN 1-930765-00-2 IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

What is the purpose of the text? What is the purpose of the text? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text The text teaches students to write clear, effective, grammatically correct sentences. The text teaches students to write clear, effective, grammatically correct sentences. IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How is the text organized? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Table of contents Instructions for using the text Diagnostic pretest Nine self-paced units Diagnostic posttest Index Separate answer key IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

What are the titles of the nine units? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Unit One: Understanding the Parts of Speech Unit Two: Understanding the Parts of a Sentence Unit Three: Avoiding Common Sentence Errors Unit Four: Understanding Subject-Verb Agreement Unit Five: More About Verbs Unit Six: Constructing Clear Sentences Unit Seven: Mastering Pronouns Unit Eight: Mastering Punctuation Unit Nine: Mastering Capitalization IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How long is the text and what is the readability ease score for the text? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Text is 172 pages Answer key is 16 pages Readability-ease score is seventh grade IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Knowledge of the skills taught is essential if students are to succeed on standardized writing assessments required for high-school completion, as well as on college entrance exams IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How should the student complete the text? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Juniors and seniors may be able to work independently Freshmen and sophomores will require monitoring and may require classroom review IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How long will it take a student to complete the text? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text The average student can complete the text in twelve to fifteen hours IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 hughes-e@earthlink.com

How much does the text cost? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text $7.50 plus the cost of shipping the books to your location IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How can I purchase the text? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Government credit card Purchase order from your unit or your school district IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

How will completion of the text help my school? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text The text correlates to the English or language arts sections of many standardized tests required for high-school graduation The text correlates to the writing sections of the SAT and the ACT IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

Once I place an order, how long will it be until I receive my texts? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text On the East Coast, no more than five working days In the Midwest, no more than ten working days On the West Coast, no more than fifteen working days IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

Yes, the book can be used as a reference text When a student is done with the text does he or she have any further use for it? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text Yes, the book can be used as a reference text IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

FREE closed-book tests available? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text JROTC instructors using Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text may request two closed-book tests (with answer keys) for free download by contacting us via e-mail. These tests have the same format and difficulty level of the pretest and final practice test in the text. Students have not seen the questions on this test before. IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

FREE closed-book tests available? Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text JROTC instructors using Written Communication for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text may request two closed-book tests (with answer keys) for free download by contacting us via e-mail. These tests have the same format and difficulty level of the pretest and final practice test in the text. Students have not seen the questions on this test before. IDA, Inc. P.O. Box #1108 Dumfries, VA 22026 Phone: (703) 680-7488 Fax: (703) 680-3202 Hughes-e@earthlink.com

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