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Special Education
Courses for Learning Disabled Students
English Intervention 11-12 for learning are emphasized. Remedial
Grades 11-12 instruction and strategies to compensate for
Course Number 871 deficit skill areas are taught through the use
Full Year Course - 1 credit of content and/or supplemental materials.
Prerequisite: Program Admission Supportive services include individual and
Estimated Fee: $8.95 small group instruction, and assistance in
English Intervention 11-12 is a combination preparing for and taking tests. The Learning
of study and appreciation of American and
British literature. The focus in instruction is Center teachers maintain communication
with classroom teachers and keep students
on the development of skills in reading informed of their progress. Students work to
comprehension, composition, the editing achieve individual IEP goals.
process, and speaking and listening.
Students will be strengthening writing as
needed by planning, revising, editing, re-
writing or trying a new writing approach to Mathematics Fundamentals
meet audience needs and purpose for writing Grade 9
in research, literary analysis, persuasive, Course Number 876
Full Year Course: 1 credit (elective credit)
narrative, and expository forms. A review of Co-requisite: Mathematics 1 and Recommendation
grammar usage and mechanics will also be Estimated Fee: None
incorporated through their application to the Recommended For: Supplemental Support
writing process. Instruction will also Career: CORE
emphasize close reading strategies that th
allow students to practice decoding text This course is for 9 grade students that
from multiple sources. Students will also need one more year of development before
develop speaking and listening skills entering Algebra 1. This course will both
through their engagement with literary strengthen understanding of major concept
pieces and current events. Admission to this and topics from previous math courses an
class is by teacher recommendation. preview major content from future courses.
Topics and content covered include number
sense, formulating and reasoning about
Learning Center expressions and equations, analyzing two-
and three-dimensional space and figure
Grades 9-12 using distance, angle, similarity an
Course Number 896
Full Year Course – No credit congruence, linear functions and an
Prerequisite: Program Admission introduction to exponential functions.
Estimated Fee: None
Learning Center provides an opportunity for
students to receive supportive services in
academic classes. The goal is to help
students experience success at the high
school and benefit more fully from the
classroom experience. The acquisition of
study skills and acceptance of responsibility
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