Florida Department of Education Adult General Education Curriculum Framework - GED® Preparation Comprehensive

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Florida Department of Education Adult General Education Curriculum Framework presents the GED® Preparation Comprehensive course within the GED® Preparation program. It specifies program and course identifiers, grade levels, course length parameters, and links course implementation to NRS Educational Functioning Levels. The framework includes recommended maximum instructional hours per educational functioning level and outlines reading standards from R.1 through R.4. It also details performance expectations for analyzing themes, developing inferences, interpreting vocabulary, and evaluating text structure.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages20

Reading Time50 min

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Program Title, Numbers, and Grade Levels

PROGRAM LENGTH

Recommended Maximum Hours by Educational Functioning Level

CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

NRS Educational Functioning Levels and Educational Targets

READING STANDARDS

R.1 Theme and Main Idea Skills

R.2 Text Development and Relationships

R.3 Vocabulary and Meaning in Context

R.4 Text Structure and Paragraph/Sentence Relationships

Florida Department of Education Adult General Education Curriculum Framework GED® PREPARATION COMPREHENSIVE | Program Title | GED® Preparation | | --- | --- | | Program Number | 9900130 | | Course Title | GED® Comprehensive | | Course Number | 9900135 | | CIP Number | 1532020207 | | Grade Level | 30, 31 | | Program Length | Varies | 1 [http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=1000-1099/1004/Sections/1004.02.html](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=1000-1099/1004/Sections/1004.02.html) 2 [http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=1000-1099/1004/Sections/1004.93.html](http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=1000-1099/1004/Sections/1004.93.html) 3 [https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr803/BILLS-113hr803enr.pdf](https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr803/BILLS-113hr803enr.pdf) | Course Title | NRS Educational Functioning Levels | Grade Equivalent | | --- | --- | --- | | GED® Preparation Comprehensive | ABE Level 5 | 9.0 – 10.9 | | GED® Preparation Comprehensive | ABE Level 6 | 11.0 – 12.9 | PROGRAM LENGTH The maximum number of instructional hours recommended by the Florida DOE is 450 hours per EFL. Acknowledging the individualized nature of learning, some students may finish an EFL in fewer (or more) hours than the recommended maximum duration indicated. Table 2: Recommended Maximum Number of Hours by Educational Functioning Level | Course Title | NRS Educational Functioning Levels | Recommended Maximum Hours | | --- | --- | --- | | GED® Preparation Comprehensive | ABE Level 5 | 450 | | GED® Preparation Comprehensive | ABE Level 6 | 450 | CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 4 [https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-6.014](https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-6.014) 5 [https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2012/1003.435](https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2012/1003.435) 6 [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-IV/part-462](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/subtitle-B/chapter-IV/part-462) 7 [https://nrsweb.org/policy-data/nrs-ta-guide](https://nrsweb.org/policy-data/nrs-ta-guide) 8 [https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/sqwixtkp/ged](https://www.vocabulary.com/lists/sqwixtkp/ged) 9 [https://ged.com/educators_admins/teaching/teaching_resources/](https://ged.com/educators_admins/teaching/teaching_resources/) 10 [https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-6.014](https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-6.014) 11 [https://www.fldoe.org/core/fi](https://www.fldoe.org/core/fi)leparse. php/5398/urlt/2024FLAssessmentPolicy. pdf 12 [https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/research-evaluation/](https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/research-evaluation/) 13 [https://ged.com/study/ged_ready/](https://ged.com/study/ged_ready/) 14 [https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/1012.39](https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/1012.39) 15 [https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/adult-edu/adult-edu-career-pathways.stml](https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/adult-edu/adult-edu-career-pathways.stml) 16 [https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr803/BILLS-113hr803enr.pdf](https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr803/BILLS-113hr803enr.pdf) | Reading Standards | | | --- | --- | | R.1 | Determine central ideas or themes of texts, analyze their development and summarize the key supporting details and ideas. | | R.1.a | Comprehend explicit details and main ideas in text. | | R.1.b | Summarize details and ideas in text. | | R.1.c | Make sentence-level inferences about details that support main ideas. | | R.1.d | Infer implied main ideas in paragraphs or whole texts. | | R.1.e | Determine which detail(s) support(s) a main idea. | | R.1.f | Identify a theme or identify which element(s) in a text support a theme. | | R.1.g | Make evidence-based generalizations or hypotheses based on details

FAQs

What program and course does this framework define for GED preparation?

It defines the GED® Preparation program and the GED® Comprehensive course, including associated program and course numbers and the applicable grade levels (30 and 31).

How many instructional hours are recommended for GED® Preparation Comprehensive?

The Florida DOE recommends a maximum of 450 instructional hours per educational functioning level (ABE Level 5 and ABE Level 6).

What reading skills are covered in the GED® Comprehensive reading standards?

The framework lists reading standards R.1 through R.4, including determining central ideas and themes, analyzing how text elements develop, interpreting vocabulary and figurative meaning, and analyzing text structure and how sentences or paragraphs contribute to overall meaning.

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