This document describes teaching techniques that vocational and academic teachers can use jointly to improve students' basic skills. It is part of BASICS, a package of integrated materials developed to assist teachers, administrators, and counselors in bridging vocational and academic skills. Section 1 focuses on the problem of students' basic skills deficiencies and how teachers can respond. Section 2 specifies and discusses ways that teachers can work. The options include sharing, teaming, and staff crossover. The final section consists of examples of eight programs in which teachers have successfully used these strategies to integrate vocational and academic education. They are Pathfinder Regional Vocational-Technical High School District (Palmer, Massachusetts), Joint Academic Vocational Approach (Kentucky), Dauphin County Area Vocational Technical School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania), Program Options (Ohio), Ohio Program Options: Great Oaks Joint Vocational School District (Cincinnati), Ohio Program Options: Mathematics at Montgomery County Joint Vocational School (Clayton), Principles of Technology as Applied at Detrick Vocational Center (Louisville, Kentucky), and Process Model for Integrating Science Concepts and Vocational Skills, Sandy Union High School (Sandy, Oregon). A conclusion summarizes, in the form of a checklist, the factors that should be considered before making the commitment to joint efforts. (YLB)