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Course Descriptions

High School Independence

This course is designed for students in grades 9-12. It consists of all the tasks and functions persons perform in order to lead lives as independently as possible. These curricular needs are varied, as they include skills in personal hygiene, food preparation, money management, time monitoring, organization, etc.

Middle School Technology

This is for the middle school age group (grades 6-8). Students are given individualized instruction based on their technology needs. An informal technology assessment can be done to determine at what level the student functions best and to enhance subsequent programming in his/her home school. Students work with Braille-n-Speaks, JAWS, ZoomText, books on tape, basic keyboarding, and other grade-appropriate technologies.

High School Independence/IEP

See above high school independence. Students will also work on areas specified in their individual education plans.

Elementary School Technology

This is for the elementary age group (grades 3-5) and works with the students on their technology needs. An informal technology assessment can be done to determine at what level the student functions best and to enhance subsequent programming in his/her home school. Students work with Braille-n-Speaks, JAWS, ZoomText, books on tape, basic keyboarding, and other grade-appropriate technologies.

Middle School Independence/IEP

This course is designed for students in grades 6-8. It consists of all the tasks and functions persons perform in order to lead lives as independently as possible. These curricular needs are varied, as they include skills in personal hygiene, food preparaJune 4, 2008ents will also work on areas specified in their individual education plans.

Elementary Arts Focus

Art is defined as the product of human creativity, the conscious production or arrangements of sounds, colors, forms, movement, or other elements in a manner that affects the sense of beauty, specifically the production of the beautiful in a graphic medium. This course provides elementary school age children with the opportunity to learn about and to produce their own works of art in a variety of media.

Middle School Arts Focus

See the Elementary Arts focus description. This course provides middle school age children with the opportunity to learn about and to produce their own works of art in a variety of media.

High School Arts Focus

See the Elementary Arts focus description. This course provides high school age students with the opportunity to learn about and to produce their own works of art in a variety of media.

High School Technology

This course is designed for students in grades 9-12 and works with the students on their technology needs. An informal technology assessment can be done to determine at what level the student functions best and to enhance subsequent programming in his/her home school. Students work with Braille-n-Speaks, JAWS, ZoomText, books on tape, basic keyboarding, and other grade-appropriate technologies.

High School Transition/Career Development

Transition planning is designed to help students think about their lives after high school and identify long-range goals and to design the high school experience to ensure that students gain the skills and connections they need to achieve those goals. Transition activities will facilitate appropriate in-school and community-based learning experiences that will help students to acquire needed skills for post-secondary education, competitive employment, and/or independent community living. Students will meet with representatives from local colleges and universities about services, explore career options, and meet with transition counselors to discuss post-high school options.

Kathy Davis, Director
Outreach Services
Penland Building, 335 Ashe Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: 919-715-4257, 919-715-4342, 1-800-LEA-EYES