The purpose of this course is to emphasize reading as a process. Reading concepts and strategies will be taught through the reading of fiction and nonfiction, and students will write in response to their reading. The goal of this course is to enable students to become independent readers.

This course will utilize a computerized tutorial approach to develop students’ language acquisition skills. The computerized tutorial will also develop language arts competencies. Reading concepts and strategies will be taught through the reading of high-interest literature and writing in response to this literature. The goal of this course is to enable students to become independent readers.