Carroll's Language Focus Area Classes - Part 3
Here is the third and final article in a series of three articles where we explain the goals of the seven different LFA offerings.
 Click here to read the first article in this series.
Click here to read the second article in this series.
5. Writing Structure: This class is designed to reinforce the writing process that is explicitly
taught & practiced in the student’s primary language class. Students will practice writing various kinds of
paragraphs. Proceeding through the initial stages of the writing process, planning, organizing and
drafting, students will use tools and strategies to compose structured paragraphs with a topic and
concluding sentence and supporting details. Strategies for maintaining focus, for varying sentence
structure and for writing summaries will also be practiced. Technology is used to support writing
skills.
6. Writing Composition (grade 8): This course is designed for students who have
completed two years of Reinforcing Revision Skills (RRS) or are identified as appropriate. The
purpose is to reinforce the application of writing and revision skills by providing students with
various opportunities to write in diverse forms for varied audiences. Forms include expository
writing (factual essays) as well as creative writing assignments and projects. Students proceed
through the five stages of the writing process to produce well-crafted written assignments. Topics
may reflect curriculum from content-area courses, and when appropriate, the course may
support written assignments from other classes.
7. Plus 2/Integration of Speech & Language: The Plus 2 classes are developed to address
the needs of students with communication concerns that impact learning & effective expression.
The skills emphasized might include interpersonal communication, self-advocacy,
comprehension, auditory processing, social pragmatics and/or word retrieval. Students are
grouped based on a similarity of profile/needs, a primary focus is determined, and two classes
per week are planned and co-taught by the language teacher and speech & language pathologist.
Combination Courses: Some LFA courses have dual components. | 
