4. Fast ForWord Literacy Level
Moves high school students toward
grade level reading skills, with a focus on
listening accuracy, phonological
awareness, and language structures.
5. Fast ForWord Literacy Continued
Development of critical brain processing efficiency
in four key areas:
• Improves memory by requiring holding a word or
statement in short-term memory while retrieving picture-
concept associations from long-term memory.
• Improves attention by making students focus on the
tasks at hand.
• Strengthens processing ability through auditory, visual,
and linguistic processing of orally and visually presented
stories for meaning and comprehension.
• Develops sequencing through exercises that require
using word order to comprehend simple and complex
statements and instructions and organizing a response
that follows the specified sequence of actions.
6. Fast Forward Reading Level 4
Fast ForWord Reading Level 4 exercises
expand reading skills by applying
knowledge of word origins, word forms,
sentence structures, and punctuation
rules to improve comprehension.
7. Reading Level 4 Continued
To accelerate reading progress, Fast ForWord Reading
Level 4 software develops critical brain processing
efficiency in four key areas:
Builds memory by having students use working memory to
compare paragraphs with single sentence paraphrases.
Improves attention by enhancing the ability to focus on different
aspects of presented vocabulary and ignore distractions.
Develops processing of images and sounds quickly enough to
discriminate between their differences.
Develops sequencing by using logical relationships, word order
and syntax to identify precise meanings.
8. Microsoft Word
(Word Processing)
Create a document, Edit a document
Flyers
Research Papers with citations/bibliography
Tabbed Text & Tables
Cover Letter & Resume with Template
Desktop Publishing – Advertisements,
Newsletters
Mail Merge (Mass Mailings)
9. Microsoft Excel
(Spreadsheets/Worksheets)
Create and edit data in a worksheet
Format Text and Numbers for a
professional appearance
Math Calculations (formulas/functions)
Create charts/graphs
10. Microsoft PowerPoint
(Presentations)
Create and Run a presentation
Change Slide layouts/backgrounds
Format Text, Insert/Format Graphics
Enhance presentations (sound/motion)
Hyperlinks & Action Buttons
- Interactive Presentation
Project Presentation using projector
11. Microsoft Access
Database Management
Create a table and add records
Create custom reports
Sort and Filter Data
Microsoft Publisher
Flyer with Tear-offs
Tri-fold brochure
12. Grading
Fast ForWord Weekly Progress Grade
Completion of weekly goal, participation
Creation of a chapter project together as
a class to introduce new material.
2 to 3 individual exercises
All assignments graded using a rubric
Chapter Review Questions
Chapter Tests
13. Class Participation
Morelli Money
Students work towards accumulating
$20.00 by end of the nine weeks.
Quarters earned for daily participation,
answering questions, exemplary work,
helping others, bonus work, etc.
Money paid for poor behavior and/or lack
of respect in the classroom
Money paid to rent materials student
should have for class
14. Extra Time for Work
Students can obtain passes to come up
and work during Homeroom/Activity
Period.
Students can obtain passes for study
hall time
Students can see me to schedule time
after school
Students can see me to schedule a time
mutually convenient for both parties
Check homework hotline
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21. Business, Information, Technology Courses
PowerPoint & Web Design
Video Game Development / Programming
Desktop Publishing
Accounting & Advanced Accounting
Typing / Word Processing
Exploratory Business
Finance
Marketing
Sports and Entertainment Marketing
Small Business Management
Principles of Management
International Business
Business Law
And Others, check the course offerings when your child
registers or the Business Department brochure