Friday, July 9, 2010

Citizenship: Passing the Test

Help your students prepare for the new Citizenship Test. Citizenship: Passing the Test provides all of the skill and concepts your students need to pass the civics and literacy tests and prepare for the interview. The program comes in three parts. Each part of the program includes a workbook and audio CDs.

Civics and Literacy Student Book
(Literacy – Low Beginning)
  • Material is presented in a visual format
  • Students learn words that must be pronounced correctly in spoken answers
  • Words key to recognizing and understanding oral civics questions are presented
  • Words found on the official spelling list are identified
  • Students can review the official USCIS test questions
The Civics and Literacy Audio CD helps students build listening comprehension skills that are critical to passing the civics and literacy tests.

Ready for the Interview

(High-Beginning – Intermediate)
  • Students learn to prepare for various interview situations and answer questions from the N-400 application
  • Vocabulary and communication skills are reinforced to build student confidence
  • Students practice asking to have a question repeated
The Ready for the Interview Audio CD includes exercises to check understanding, sample interview segments, and questions that can be used to practice answering with personal information.

Literacy Skills Workbook

(Literacy – Low Beginning)
  • Students learn sounds and names of letters, simple spelling patterns, and sight word recognition
  • Writing is taught through modified dictation activities
  • Each student page contains a note to the teacher to guide student learning
The Literacy Skills Audio CD provides oral instructions and models for pronunciations of featured words and dictations.