Special Education

This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills in reading, writing, listening, following directions, communicating needs, and basic computer literacy skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

This modified course integrates the teaching of English 7 (SP 7100) and Reading 7 (SP 7150) for campuses not offering separate courses. This course integrates the study of writing and reading skills. Students will develop more complex reading skills by analyzing a variety of text genres and forms of media while simultaneously enhancing their proficiency using writing skills (e.g., oral and written conventions, the writing process, implementation of genre characteristics) to create compositions and responses of their own. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and based on a student’s IEP.

This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring prerequisite skills and functional math for everyday living. These skills include problem solving, calculator usage, money/time/measurement skills and concepts, and basic computational skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

This modified course is designed to provide both a foundation for future mathematical concepts, as well as, a remediation for basic skills which need further exploration. The focal points of Grade 7 mathematics are number and operations, proportionality, expressions, equations, and relationships; and measurement and data. An emphasis on the concrete to pictorial to abstract method of teaching is utilized in order to also teach problem solving skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

This alternate course teaches prerequisite skills in the area of social studies. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this modified course students study the history of Texas from early times to present.
The content includes the cultures of Native Americans, the eras of mission-building, colonization, revolution, republic, and statehood. Students are enrolled in RDSPD. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this modified course students study the history of Texas from early times to present. The content includes the cultures of Native Americans, the eras of mission-building, colonization, revolution, republic, and statehood. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this modified course students study the history of Texas from early times to the present. The content includes the cultures of Native Americans, the eras of mission-building, colonization, revolution, republic, and statehood. Students identify regions of Texas and the distribution of population within and among the regions. Students describe the structure and function of municipal, county, and state governments and the influence of the U.S. Constitution on the Texas Constitution. Primary and secondary sources are used to examine the diverse cultural background of Texas and the contributions of the different racial and ethnic groups. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this interdisciplinary course, the majority of the content is modified and focuses on organisms and environment, physical science, and Earth and space. Students are enrolled in RDSPD. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this interdisciplinary course, the majority of the content is modified and focuses on organisms and environment, physical science, and Earth and space. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

In this interdisciplinary course, the majority of the content is modified and focuses on organisms and the environment, physical science, and Earth and space. Students will use scientific methods to conduct descriptive, comparative and/or experimental laboratory and field investigations. Topics of study include the interactions between matter and energy, the physical and chemical properties and changes of matter, relationship between force, motion and energy, the Earth System and organisms and the environment. Emphasis will be placed on critical thinking, scientific reasoning and problem solving skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

This alternate course provides instruction for acquiring functional skills in reading, writing, listening, following directions, communicating needs, and basic computer literacy skills. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.