Viewing Multi-media activities are used directly or discussed in the classroom. Students summarize, evaluate, and respond to various viewing experiences. Speaking and Listening Opportunities are provided for formal and informal presentations and for student participation in evaluating these presentations. Large group and small group discussions provide additional opportunities and incentive to improve speaking, listening, and notetaking abilities. Spelling and Vocabulary Development Students learn to recognize the importance of using correct spelling in their written work through various teacher-directed activities.
Emphasis is placed on correctness and precision in each student's writing.
Throughout the year, strong emphasis is placed on study skills, including organization, concentration, listening, notetaking, following directions, and test-taking. Students' individual instructional needs in the areas of structural analysis, phonetics and literal, inferential, and interpretive comprehension are addressed in this class. Emphasis is placed on the direct instruction of reading comprehension strategies that can be applied to the other disciplines. Vocabulary skills, through the use of textual analysis are further developed. This course provides the support that students often need with team projects, class novels, and writing assignments.