1. for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text ISBN 1-930765-00-2
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Written Communication
for Sergeants: A Self-Paced Text ISBN
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2. What is the purpose of the text? What is the purpose of the text?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
The text teaches students to write clear, effective, grammatically correct sentences.
The text teaches students to write clear, effective, grammatically correct sentences.
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

3. How is the text organized?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Table of contents
Instructions for using the text
Diagnostic pretest
Nine self-paced units
Diagnostic posttest
Index
Separate answer key
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

4. What are the titles of the nine units?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

5. How long is the text and what is the readability ease score for the text?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Text is 172 pages
Answer key is 16 pages
Readability-ease score is seventh grade
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

6. Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

7. How should the student complete the text?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Juniors and seniors may be able to work independently
Freshmen and sophomores will require monitoring and may require classroom review
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

8. How long will it take a student to complete the text?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
The average student can complete the text in twelve to fifteen hours
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

9. How much does the text cost?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
$7.50 plus the cost of shipping the books to your location
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

10. How can I purchase the text?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Government credit card
Purchase order from your unit or your school district
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

11. How will completion of the text help my school?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

12. 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
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

13. Yes, the book can be used as a reference text
When a student is done with the text does he or she have any further use for it?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Yes, the book can be used as a reference text
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

14. FREE closed-book tests available?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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 .
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.
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

15. FREE closed-book tests available?
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
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 .
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.
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)

16. How do I contact IDA? Phone (703) 680-7488 Fax (703) 680-3202
Written Communication for Sergeants:
A Self-Paced Text
Phone (703)
Fax (703)
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Web Site:
IDA, Inc.
P.O. Box #1108
Dumfries, VA 22026
Phone: (703)
Fax: (703)