1002 – Study Skills
Credit: .1 credit per day of week per semester
Meets 1 to 5 days a week as needed
Text: None
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
This course offers helpful strategies for students covering topics such as organization, note taking skills, test taking skills, time management, memory, listening, and writing.

1003 – Braille
Credit: .1 credit per day of week per semester
Meets 1 to 5 days a week as needed
Text: The Mangold Developmental Program of Tactile Perception and Braille Letter Recognition Braille Too
Additional texts available: Braille Fundamentals, The Braille Connection, Specific Skills Series, Literary Braille Practice Sentences
Prerequisite: Braille instruction is determined on a case-by-case basis for each student by the team at the annual Individualized Education Plan meeting.
This course is designed to provide formal Braille Instruction in un-contracted Braille and contracted Braille. Students learn to read and write the Braille contracted code following rules and regulations. Students learn to use the Perkins Braille Writer. Activities include introductory and sentence practice pages, drill pages, writing practice, supplemental reading, and tests. When the student has completed learning the Braille code, a cumulative test is administered.

Upon completion of learning the Braille code, students work on increasing their reading and writing rates. Students read magazine articles or books of their choice at their appropriate reading level.

Students receive instruction in using the Perkins Braille Writer and slate and stylus in order to increase writing rates. Lessons include writing journal entries, dictated sentences, copying sentences, note taking, writing shopping lists, phone numbers, etc. Instruction is individualized and requires one on one instruction.

Nemeth Code Braille is learned in the core mathematics class through practical application as is Braille music notation learned in music class.

1004 – Literacy Class
Credit: .1 credit per day of week per semester
Meets 1 to 5 days a week as needed
Text: None
Prerequisite: Teacher recommendation
This class is for students who need to improve their language arts. Students are selected for literacy based on assessment/review of records/teacher recommendation. An individual educational plan is developed for each student. Using a variety of learning materials and equipment, students work to improve their reading, writing, spelling, and/or grammar skills.