Course Description: In this web-based course, students read from a wide variety of materials to improve their literacy skills and gain an appreciation of a variety of literary genres. They develop a personal plan for increasing word knowledge and for gaining and using effective reading strategies to improve comprehension and learning. Students interact with their teacher and other students on the Web.

Students may select among many different books throughout the course. Basic computer skills are recommended.

Course Contents:
Students will learn about:

• Previewing strategies
• Reading from diverse genres: animal fiction, nonfiction, adventure fiction, research reading, fantasy fiction, technical writing, science fiction, mystery literature, historical fiction and nonfiction, biography, realistic fiction and self-help nonfiction, sports fiction and nonfiction
• Vocabulary acquisition and retention strategies
• Successful reading strategies
• Successful writing strategies
• Reading and writing self-assessment
• Study skills acquisition and retention
• Reviewing compositions
• World Wide Web searches

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