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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
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What is the purpose of the text?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
The text teaches
students to write
clear, effective,
grammatically correct
sentences.
How is the text organized?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
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Table of contents
Instructions for using the text
Diagnostic pretest
Nine self-paced units
Diagnostic posttest
Index
Separate answer key
What are the titles of the nine units?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
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 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
How long is the text and what is the
readability ease score for the text?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
 Text is 172 pages
 Answer key is 16 pages
 Readability-ease score is
seventh grade
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
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
How should the student
complete the text?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
 Juniors and seniors may be
able to work
independently
 Freshmen and sophomores
will require monitoring
and may require classroom
review
How long will it take a student
to complete the text?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
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The average student can
complete the text in
twelve to fifteen hours
How much does the text cost?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
$7.50 plus the cost of
shipping the books to your
location
How can I purchase the text?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
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 Government credit card
 Purchase order from your unit
or your school district
How will completion of the text
help my school?
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Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
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 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
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
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P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
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When a student is done with the text does
he or she have any further use for it?
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Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
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Yes, the book can
be used as a
reference text
FREE closed-book tests
available?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
 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.
FREE closed-book tests
available?
Written
Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
 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.
How do I contact IDA?
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Communication for
Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703) 680-7488
Fax: (703) 680-3202
[email protected]
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