ABE Courses

Level I: Beginning and Basic Instruction in Reading, Writing, Communication, and Mathematics

TRST 1200. Academic Reading 1 (180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: ESL Level 7, placement in TRST 1200
A beginning course designed to develop reading, critical thinking skills, and vocabulary development. Oral/written communication and computer literacy skills will also be developed.

TRST 1201. Academic Reading and Writing 1.5 (90 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: ESL Level 7, placement in TRST 1201
A beginning course designed to develop reading, critical thinking skills, and paragraph and essay writing.

TRST 1300. Vocabulary and Spelling (90-180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Prerequisite: Placement in TRST 1300
Designed to increase vocabulary and improve spelling skills. Some basic grammar included.
Formerly ABE 2003.

TRST 1301. Academic Writing 1 (180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: ESL Level 7, placement in TRST 1301
This is a beginning course in paragraph/essay writing. Emphasis is on sentence mechanics. Oral communication, reading, and computer literacy skills will also be developed.

TRST 1400. Math Skills Development 1 (90-180 hrs/1-5 high school elective credits)
Advise: Placement in TRST 1400
Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and their application to everyday situations. Introduction to number theory, measurement, basic geometry, and elementary algebra.

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