Participate actively in small group discussions by taking a variety of group roles and employing active listening techniques. Emphasis is on expanding note-taking and discussion skills in academic situations. Focus is on topics relating to global issues. Actively participate in small group discussions, producing written summaries of individual and group progress. Use visual aids, including those developed from software programs.
Emphasis is on using research to develop and support ideas in discussions and presentations.
An introduction to basic reading skills, including skimming and scanning, differentiating main ideas from supporting details and examples, identifying common prefixes and suffixes, and figuring out the meaning of words from context clues. Dictionary exercises used to practice alphabetical order, syllabification, and word stress. Emphasis on reading short, adapted materials. Focus on improving comprehension skills and reading speed. Introduction to summarizing main ideas, identifying word forms, using a dictionary to choose correct meaning, and inferring ideas in a passage.