2026-2027 TSD Course Description Book - Flipbook - Page 59
Special Education
Integrated Studies (109803, 209803)
Grade 9-12
1 semester 0.5 Credit
The Integrated Studies course will lay the groundwork for success in the student’s high school educational experience; assist the
student in satisfying the Michigan Merit Curriculum graduation requirements; and provide specially designed instruction on the
Individualized Education Plan goals and objectives while addressing the transitional needs of the student.
Linguistics 9 (109143, 209143)
Grade 9
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This is an English class for students who have been certified by an IEPT. This course combines composition and literature and is
designed to help students develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Content includes syllable types, vocabulary
expansion, grammatical functions, higher order thinking, pre-writing and multiple genre essay development. This course meets
the regular English requirements. Course placement will be made in collaboration with IEP case manager.
Linguistics and Composition A & B (109163 (A), 209163 (B))
Grade 10
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This is an English class for students who have been certified by an IEPT. This course combines composition and literature and is
designed to help students develop skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Content includes phonograms, vocabulary expansion,
grammatical functions, clauses, higher order thinking, pre-writing and multiple genre essay paragraph development. This course meets
the regular English requirements. Course placement will be made in collaboration with IEP case manager.
Linguistics and Composition 11 (109182, 209182)
Grade 11
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This is an English class for students who have been certified by an IEPT. This course combines composition and literature
and is designed to help students develop skills in reading, vocabulary, listening and speaking. Content includes
comprehension expansion, gerunds, participles, properties of verbs, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, higher order
thinking, pre-writing and multiple genre essay development. This course meets the regular English requirements. Course
placement will be made in collaboration with IEP case manager.
Linguistics and Composition 12 (109113, 209113)
Grade 12
Full year 1.0 credit
Meets NCAA requirements
This is an English class for students who have been certified by an IEPT. This course combines composition and literature
and is designed to help students develop skills in reading, vocabulary, listening and speaking. Content includes
comprehension expansion, gerunds, participles, properties of verbs, subject-verb agreement, prepositions, higher order
thinking, pre-writing and multiple genre essay development. This course meets the regular English requirements. Course
placement will be made in collaboration with IEP case manager.
Reading Strategies (009201)
Grades 9-12
Full year 1.0 credit
This is an intervention class for students who have been certified by an IEPT. This course combines decoding and encoding
strategies through direct stimulation of symbol imagery to improve accurate and fluent text reading and spelling. This is an
elective course. Course placement will be made in collaboration with IEP case manager.
