A Summer Well Spent
Landmark High School's four-week Summer Program (July 8 - August 3, 2012) offers exciting educational, cultural and recreational experiences. The Academic component is based on intensive skill building and strategy development. Students will participate in a schedule of four hour-long academic classes each morning:
Language Arts Tutorial
An academic case manager and a tutor work to build an individualized curriculum. The daily one-to-one tutorial may address the following areas of instruction: • Oral Reading • Spelling • Reading Comprehension • Composition • Study Skills • Handwriting
Language Arts
Classes focus on written expression for academics and every day life. Specific skill work covers topics like sentence structure, punctuation and descriptive language. Classes offer three basic levels of instruction: • Single-paragraph writing • Multi-paragraph writing • Essay writing
Mathematics
Classes offer individualized and systematic approaches that help students improve areas of weaknesses and math study skills. Goals include developing confidence and helping students to become better problem solvers. Students will be placed in one of two courses - Topics of Algebra & Geometry or Advanced Math. back to top
Study Skills
Classes are designed to help students develop a more organized and independent approach to learning. Three primary areas of organization are targeted: Time, Materials and Information. Students are encouraged to explore and focus on understanding their unique learning styles. This focus helps students recognize and practice strategies to help them manage the demands of school and every day life. First through isolation, then through practice strategies, students learn to: • Recognize and formulate main ideas • Take notes • Paraphrase and summarize information
Reading Literature
Classes are directed towards students in all grade levels who need extra reinforcement and practice of their oral reading and comprehension skills. Classes begin with structured exercises that are drawn from linguistic and phonetic sources designed to enhance both word attack and decoding skills. Vocabulary enrichment and the recognition of literary elements are also stressed. Students read from a wide variety of literature including short stories, novels, plays and biographies. *Please note: Study Skills or Reading Literature will be assigned based on the individual need of each student.
To learn more about academic course descriptions, see the High School Curriculum Guide
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