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Hi y'all.
I've been a member of this forum and an IC user for a few years. My kids and I have racked up a bunch of credits and my dd is almost finished with her History degree from TESC.
But......
Ds has been having a hard time with English Comp/College Comp. He failed the old CLEP English comp because of the essay (46). :ack: Then he failed straighterline English Comp. Now he's been studying for a few months to prep for College Comp. Do any of you CLEP masters have any advise for us? Is there a real secret for success for the non-english-loving student?
Help.
He is so close to the end of his associates.
Passed:
American Gov, US History 1, US History 2, Computing, Info Systems, Humanities, Sociology, Art, Western Civ I, Western Civ II, Social Sciences and History, Civil War, Business, Vietnam, A&I Lit, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, American Lit, English Lit, Astronomy, Supervision, 1 FEMA, Total -79
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operalady Wrote:Hi y'all.
I've been a member of this forum and an IC user for a few years. My kids and I have racked up a bunch of credits and my dd is almost finished with her History degree from TESC.
But......
Ds has been having a hard time with English Comp/College Comp. He failed the old CLEP English comp because of the essay (46). :ack: Then he failed straighterline English Comp. Now he's been studying for a few months to prep for College Comp. Do any of you CLEP masters have any advise for us? Is there a real secret for success for the non-english-loving student?
Help.
He is so close to the end of his associates.
At the risk of giving unpopular advice, has he considered taking a butt-in-seat English 101 & 102 at the community college? I think there are about 3 things you REALLY need to know in this world: reading, writing, and arithmetic. If he's struggling with writing, what's so wrong with just getting help? I can teach him how to write a good 5 paragraph essay, but what really helps with writing is...writing. Not passing, but being skilled.
I've said it a lot, but I think testing out does have a weak spot- the lack of written practice/exposure/and critique of your written words. Some of us (as adults) may have had years of practice writing for whatever reason- in my case my job demands a lot of written communication, so it wasn't really a big deal for me. I think, on the other hand, a young person may miss this. My sons are homeschooled and STILL don't write as much as they should. Really the only good answer to developing good writing skills is writing. (assuming a good foundation in reading) Just my two cents.
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Unpopular advice taken, and appreciated.
The sit in class option is very much on the table. He has been writing a lot for an online writing lab, so we hope that will make the difference. If he takes the CLEP this month and fails we will probably put English on the back burner until summer sessions at the local community college, unless I find a good online option.
Passed:
American Gov, US History 1, US History 2, Computing, Info Systems, Humanities, Sociology, Art, Western Civ I, Western Civ II, Social Sciences and History, Civil War, Business, Vietnam, A&I Lit, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, American Lit, English Lit, Astronomy, Supervision, 1 FEMA, Total -79
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English tutor for 3-5 sessions. Tell them you just want test prep. It worked for me.
BA Social Sciences TESC 2009
Humanities 64 | Intro Sociology 74 | Intro Psychology 74 | College Mathematics 60 | H.G. & Dev. 66
A&I Literature 65 | Educational Psychology 71 | American Government 67 | US History I 67 | US History II 72
Social Sciences & History 65 | English Comp 63
DSST
Civil War 61 | Substance Abuse 463 | Intro Computing 465 | Technical Writing 66 | Anthropology 66 | Prin. of Supervision 62
Enviro & Humanity 68 | Org Behavior 67 | Astronomy 60 | Ethics 467
ECE
World Population A | Research Methods in Psychology A | Adulthood & Aging A | Gerontology A | UExcel Political Science B
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Great suggestion!
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