Reading I

Course No: OT1RA, OT1RB

Semesters: 1-2

Credits: .5 - 1 state credit

This course is designed to strengthen students’ reading and writing skills to ensure grade - level proficiency with academic tasks and expectations. Critical thinking and literacy analysis skills will be developed through the use of technology, class discussions, self-selected novel studies, short stories, and informational reading. Students will build skills that will transfer to success on assessments. Students enrolling in this course will have demonstrated a need for intervention on STAAR, EOC English I or II, or other assessment or coursework.

Considerations: District data will be used to determine students in need of support and accelerated reading/writing intervention as per Senate Bill 1153.