Special Education: 7th Grade Course Options

Access to special education courses is determined by the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee and is based on the student’s Individual Education Program (IEP).

CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES

ENGLISH 7 READING IMP/LA 7 MATH 7 SOCIAL STUDIES 7 SCIENCE 7
SP7100 PC SP8850 AC SP711 PC SP7141 PV SP7142 PV
        SP886 AC SP7900 AC SP7940 AC

ELECTIVES

AC ELECTIVES VOCATIONAL SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL AI,VI SUPPORT
SP8900 ELECTIVE SP7130 PV SP8553 SEAS SP7170 VI Supp
7-8
    SP8870 AC SP8880 ABLE SP7180 VI Ad Sk
7-8
            SP7960 AI Supp
7-8

AC Reading/Language Arts

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.

Course Number: SP8850

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

PC English

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.

Course Number: SP7100

Grade Placement: Grade 7

AC Math

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.

Course Number: SP8860

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

PC Mathematics

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.

Course Number: SP7110

Grade Placement: Grade 7

AC Social Studies

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.

Course Number: SP7900

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Social Studies

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.

Course Number: SP7120DH

Grade Placement: Grade 7

PC Social Studies

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.

Course Number: SP7120

Grade Placement: Grade 7

PV Texas History, Geography

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.

Course Number: SP7141

Grade Placement: Grade 7

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Science

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.

Course Number: SP7121DH

Grade Placement: Grade 7

PC Science

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.

Course Number: SP7121

Grade Placement: Grade 7

PV Science

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.

Course Number: SP7142

Grade Placement: Grade 7

AC Science

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.

Course Number: SP8850

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

Evidence-Based Dyslexia Instruction

Evidence-based dyslexia instruction is available only for students with dyslexia who are served under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This instruction adheres to the critical components outlined in the Texas Dyslexia Handbook, offering multisensory structured literacy instruction. It is explicit, systematic, and intentional in its approach.

Students will participate in this course for 5 days a week for 45 minutes each day.

Enrollment in this non-graded reading elective requires students to forgo one elective, and parents must be informed.

Approval from the district’s Section 504/Dyslexia Coordinator is required for the selection of this course code.

*A course code is not required if the campus schedules this course during intervention/enrichment (I/E) or advisory.

Course Number: MTAT 07

Grade Placement: Grade 7

AC Elective Daily Living

The course curriculum is identified each year. It may include adult daily living, vocational skills/college and career readiness and planning (health care, personal hygiene, home management and safety, community access, etc.). Access to the this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP8900

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

AC Elective Vocational

The course curriculum is identified each year. It may include leisure/recreational skills and fine arts (art, music, cooking, eating, nutrition, etc). Access to the this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP8901

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

PV Prevocational Awareness

This course provides instruction and training to assist students in gaining critical workplace skills, increase adaptive behavior skills needed for gainful employment and increase citizenry participation in order to successfully transition to high school and post-secondary life. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP7130

Grade Placement: Grade 7

AC Prevocational Awareness

This course provides instruction for beginning vocational skills including basic production and assembly skills, cooperative work skills and generalized employability skills. Campus jobs are included. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP8870

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

SEAS Life Management

This course provides direct teaching, training and reinforcement of specific skill needed for social emotional competencies. Lessons and materials focus on developing the interpersonal social, emotional, communication and problem-solving skills needed for students to make progress in the IEP. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP8553

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

ABLE Life Management

This course provides direct teaching, training and reinforcement of specific skill needed for social emotional competencies. Lessons and materials focus on developing the interpersonal social, emotional, communication and problem-solving skills needed for students to make progress in the IEP. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP8880

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

VI Support

This course is designed to provide instruction in the extended core curriculum and/or student skills for students with a vision impairment. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Prerequisites: SP7170

Course Number:

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

VI Adaptive Skills

This course is designed to provide instruction on adaptive skills for students with a vision impairment. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP7180

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8

AI Support

This course is designed to provide instruction on adaptive and/or study skills for students with auditory impairments. Access to this course is determined by the ARD committee and is based on a student’s IEP.

Course Number: SP7960

Grade Placement: Grade 7, Grade 8