They practice reading skills and social studies skills. The required Constitution examination and unit on state and local government are included. The course may be taken for one or two semesters. It is recommended for freshman and sophomores. If possible, students enroll in the first semester because skill emphases carry over to the second semester.
Students learn the most prevalent word processing program used in today's business world.
This course differs from regular keyboarding because the pace of learning has is adjusted to accommodate students with fine motor difficulties, processing weaknesses, lack of familiarity with the English language, or slow learning rates. They focus on vocabulary development and on organizational and study skills as well as on the necessary life skills of reading, writing and speaking. Students also learn beginning word-processing skills. Materials and course content correspond to each student's individual ability level. 1 SE Reading Students receive intensive direct instruction in reading.