Learning Skills
Learning Skills
Program Purpose: Provides instruction designed to meet the educational needs of students with or without disabilities.
Introduces basic English writing skills, including grammar, usage, and correct sentence structure. Emphasizes composing clear, well-organized paragraphs and short essays. Note: Designed specifically for students with disabilities who are otherwise not yet able to benefit from general college classes even with appropriate academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and services.
Introduces strategies and skills to enhance academic success and personal growth for lifelong learning. Includes gaining self-awareness of personal responsibility, motivation, learning style preferences, career and life planning, goal setting, communication, stress reduction and the development of a self-management system. Integrates self-awareness through learning specific study strategies, including note taking, test taking, and research. Emphasizes critical thinking skills and engagement with resources on campus and in the community.
Introduces foundational math concepts designed for students who have difficulty understanding and applying mathematical concepts. Incorporates strategies for addressing and overcoming math fears and supports learners who may have experienced a gap in their education. Covers basic operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Applies introductory math test-taking strategies and mnemonic skills for learning and recalling math operations that can be used in subsequent math courses. Utilizes various learning strategies to help students break down the barriers to learning mathematics. Note: Designed specifically for students with disabilities who are otherwise not yet able to benefit from general college classes even with appropriate academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and services.
Expands foundational math concepts designed for students who have difficulty understanding and applying mathematical concepts. Incorporates additional strategies for addressing and overcoming math fears and supports learners who may have experienced a gap in their education. Includes percents, proportions, measurement, signed number arithmetic, and basic algebra. Expands on previous math test-taking strategies and mnemonic skills for learning and recalling math operations. Continues utilizing various learning strategies to help students to break down the barriers to learning mathematics. Note: Designed specifically for students with disabilities who are otherwise not yet able to benefit from general college classes even with appropriate academic adjustments, auxiliary aids, and services.