English Course Outline

     The class is designed to assist the students of varying disabilities meet the goals and objectives set in the individualized education plan (IEP).The students also review and reinforce skills needed for transition. The aim is for students to be able to function at their ultimate level in educational settings as well as in a career and personal life.

The class consists of Reading and Writing improvement by-

v   A wide range of materials

    Textbook English for the World of Work

    Newspapers

    Skills magazines Scope, Action, Read

    Internet sources

    Adapted or abridged classic novels and plays

    Teen and young adult novels

    Research materials

    Grammar and vocabulary skill books

    Test practice exercises 

    Educational videos

    Human interest and motivational fiction and non-fiction

     Everyday items

v   Varying methods

     Small Groups

     Independent work

     Reading silently and aloud

     Demonstrating knowledge gained

     Written assignments

     Typed papers

     Portfolios

     Choices of projects-poems, dioramas, games, songs

     Posters

    Performances and reenactments

    Games

    Graphic organizers

v   Some of the standards and goals and objectives studied-

     Reading comprehension

     Reading for information

     Summarizing

     Identifying main idea

     Compare and contrast

     Understanding author’s purpose

     Making inferences

      Increasing vocabulary

      Genre studies

      Research

      Character study

      Application of Reading strategies

      Writing for an audience

Paragraph writing including topic sentence, detail            sentences, and summary sentence

      Decoding

      Sentence structure

      Fluency

      Literature studies

      Life skills Reading and Writing

      Fact and opinion

      Point of view

      Note taking

      Grammar studies