Course Descriptions: DEVELOPMENTAL SKILLS

DSKL 810 DEVELOPMENTAL LEARNING SKILLS

Units (Pass/No Pass) 0.5; Class Hours: Minimum of 8 lecture/8 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Individual and small group activities designed to assist students with identified learning disabilities in the following skill areas: basic skills; memory/organization concentration skills; perceptual skills (auditory/visual); language skills (receptive and expressive), conceptual skills as well as self-advocacy. Verifiable learning disability is recommended. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

DSKL 811 SPECIFIC LEARNING SKILLS ASSESSMENT

Units (Pass/No Pass) 0.5; Class Hours: Minimum of 24 by arrangement lab hours per semester; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: An assessment battery is used to determine specific learning styles as well as academic skill levels in reading, writing, math, and spelling. Based upon assessment, the student with the assistance of the instructor, designs and uses individual learning strategies. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

DSKL 813 DEVELOPMENTAL READING AND THINKING

Units (Pass/No Pass) 0.5-2; Class Hours: Minimum of 24 lecture/24 by arrangement lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Small group classroom instruction designed to assist learners with identified learning disabilities in the development/improvement of receptive written language and independent thinking skills. Verifiable learning disability is recommended. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

DSKL 814 DEVELOPMENTAL WRITING

Units (Pass/No Pass) 0.5-2; Class Hours: Minimum of 24 lecture/24 lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): Verifiable learning disability. Description: Small group and classroom activities designed to assist students in writing skills. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

DSKL 816 TUTORING

Units (Pass/No Pass) 0.5-2; Class Hours: Minimum of 24-96 lab hours/semester; Basic Skills Level: Open Curriculum; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: Designed to assist students with identified learning disabilities to achieve success in mainstream classes through instructional techniques which are appropriate to the student’s specific needs identified through assessment. Verifiable learning disability is recommended. Units do not apply toward AA/AS degree.

Updated: 6/10/09