This course helps students to understand their own learning profile and acquire both the academic and interpersonal skills necessary for success in high school. Students learn to maximize their learning strengths as they develop strategies for organization, exam prep and taking tests, note-taking and effective communication. Specific compensatory skills are addressed on a personal basis and included in the goals section of the student’s Individual Learning Plan. Activities include a daily balance between completing independent work recently assigned as well as small group content instruction and teacher- student conferencing. The development of advocacy skills is a primary focus along with the opportunity to use their extra-time accommodation to finish any test.
Special Requirements
Permission of instructor.
Students will:
- Make an effort to understand and be able to communicate their learning strengths and challenges.
- Develop and implement an individualized learning plan that includes a self-reflection at semester’s end.
- Be willing to practice strategies to improve their learning so they can accurately assess and monitor their growth.
- Demonstrate an ability to consistently apply strategies to content and coursework in other classes.
Students will be assessed on their approaches to learning and how they make effort to transfer relevant learning strategies to new academic and social situations.