Special Education

This course is designed to provide students with direct and explicit instruction on how to acquire new information, how to study, and how to express their thoughts, and/or informal strategies that will enable the student to experience success in school.

This course provides students with supports and strategies to develop independent mobility within the community and at home. Students learn to care for their personal needs, clothing, the household, and to prepare nutritious meals. This course builds student independence and prepares them for life as a high school student.

This course is designed to provide students with direct and explicit instruction on how to expand math concepts (i.e., math calculation and math reasoning), and use strategies to strengthen learned math skills through research-based math instructional programs.

This course is designed to provide students with direct and explicit instruction in reading and use strategies to strengthen learned reading skills associated with reading comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency through research-based reading instructional programs.

This course will provide students with direct instruction in specific social skills using the Skillstreaming and Prepare social skills programs. The purpose of this course is to increase academic achievement through the teaching and remediation of social skills. When completed, students will be able to demonstrate appropriate behavior in changing environments, effective communication skills, positive relationships with others, project a positive self-image, and utilize social skills in the learning process.