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Functional Language Arts 9th–12th (7163) | |||
| Grade Range: | |
| 9–12 | |
| Prerequisites: | |
| None | |
| Course duration: | |
| One semester; may be repeated for credit | |
| Subject area in which graduation credit will be given: | |
| Elective | |
| Course Description: | |
| Students develop age-appropriate, individualized language arts and functional communication skills within the context of the alternate achievement standards for students with severe disabilities, from which IEP goals are developed. A variety of high- and low-tech individual adaptations and modifications may be utilized in order for students to access the content area. Adaptations may be multi-sensory and multi-modality in nature.
Activities include using a functional communication system, participating in adapted thematic literature units, understanding community and vocational vocabulary, and social interactions with peers. Generalization of these skills across school, home, and community environments is the desired outcome to maximize students’ independence and participation in all aspects of their lives. This course also provides protected time for small group designated English Language Development (dELD) instruction for English learners at all proficiency levels. This small group instruction builds critical language skills into and from the English content and is focused on the CA ELD Standards. | |
| State Course Code(s): | |
| 1000 - Self-Contained Class | |
| Basic Texts and Teaching Guides: | |
| SDUSD GVC Units (Grades 9-10) Edgenuity (Grades 11-12) English 3D, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Functional Language Arts 9th–12th materials kits. Thematic Modules, San Diego City Schools, 2000. | |