HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS COURSES

Foundations courses develop skills and strategies in math, reading, and writing with the goal of raising achievement to a high school level. Courses feature structured remediation designed to accelerate mastery of required skills appropriate to grades 3 to 8. Foundations courses have been designed to be age-appropriate with respect to content, illustrations, and examples for students ages 13 and older. Each semester of the course offers approximately 70–90 hours of interactive direct instruction, guided practice, and integrated formative, summative, and diagnostic assessment. These courses are available for Math and English

MATHEMATICS

Math Foundations I
Prerequisites: None
Length: Two semesters

Math Foundations I is designed to expedite student progress through 3rd- to 5th-grade skills. The course is appropriate for use as remediation for students in grades 6 to 12. When used in combination, Math Foundations I and Math Foundations II (covering grades 6 to 8) effectively remediate computational skills and conceptual understanding needed to undertake high school–level math courses with confidence. (back)

Math Foundations II
Prerequisites: None
Length: Two semesters

Math Foundations II is designed to expedite student progress through 6th- to 8th-grade skills. The course is appropriate for use as remediation at the high school level or as a bridge-to-high-school or as middle school curriculum. The program simultaneously builds the computational skills and the conceptual understanding needed to undertake high school–level math courses with confidence. (back)

ENGLISH

English Foundations I
Prerequisites: None
Length: Two semesters

English Foundations I supports adolescent literacy development at the critical stage between decoding and making meaning from text. Through intensive reading and writing skills instruction, deep practice sets, consistent formative feedback, graduated reading levels, and helpful strategy tips, the course leads students to improved comprehension and text handling. This course guides students through the reading, writing, and basic academic skills needed to prepare for success in academic coursework. At the end of the course, the student should be poised for continued success in the academic world.
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English Foundations II
Prerequisites: None
Length: Two semesters

English Foundations II offers a year of skill building and strategy development in reading and writing. Students learn to use different types of graphic organizers as they develop and internalize reading and writing process strategies. They build confidence as they develop skills and experience success on numerous low stakes assessments that encourage growth and reinforce learning. (back)

Reading Skills and Strategies
Prerequisites: None
Length: One semester

Reading Skills and Strategies is a course is designed to help the struggling reader develop mastery in the areas of reading comprehension, vocabulary building, study skills, and media literacy, which are the course’s primary content strands. Using these strands, the course guides the student through the skills necessary to be successful in the academic world and beyond. (back)

Writing Skills and Strategies
Prerequisites: None
Length: One semester

Writing Skills and Strategies develops key language arts skills necessary for high school graduation and success on high stakes Four key learning strands are integrated throughout: composition practice, grammar skill building, diction and style awareness, and media and technology exploration. Guided studies emphasize the structure of essential forms of writing encountered in school, in life, and in the work place. (back)