Skills presented in this course build on the previous experience of the student, and selections provide integrated content activities. COMM 8301 is designed to be a companion course for the eighth grade reading course. It includes a review of basic grammar, but the major emphasis is on the writing process. The student will learn the differences between the narrative, descriptive, classificatory, and persuasive essays and will research and develop a composition using all of the steps in the writing process. COMM 205 is a developmental reading course designed to refine skills in vocabulary development and comprehension.
Emphasis is placed on developing good study skills.
Pretesting enables the instructor and student to establish an individual instructional program that best meets the student's needs. Posttesting ensures that the student has mastered specific performance objectives. COMM 206 is designed for the high school student having difficulty with reading comprehension and includes reading elements to help the student understand and pass state-mandated assessment tests. COMM 212 is designed to remediate specific weaknesses in word recognition, vocabulary development, and comprehension skills. Auditory-visual discrimination and kinds of word attack skills using phonics and structural analysis are emphasized.