Foundational Studies in Literacy is an integrated reading and writing course with a focus on helping students develop core literacy skills. The course involves thoughtful discussion, engaged critical thinking, and the reading of various genres of appropriate-level texts. Students will practice effectively communicating clear thoughts at the sentence and paragraph level as well as in longer-form writing. In addition to reading and writing, students will practice and implement strategies for long and short-term goal setting, while improving study skills to prepare for long-term success in subsequent courses or career pathways. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

This course is the first in a series of four designed for students who need to learn basic writing skills required for college level analytical writing. The course focuses on sentence structure and the mechanics of writing sentences and simple paragraphs. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

This is course two of four for students who need instruction in basic writing skills required for college level analytical writing. The course will cover writing paragraphs; how to organize thoughts and information; examining the source of information.; identifying problems of accuracy, specificity, and clarity, and writing explanations of the problem. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.

This course is designed to improve the college writing skills of each student by understanding and implementing the writing process, mastering both paragraph and essay development--intro, body, and conclusion--and other type prose and reinforcing grammar and usage skills, as well as punctuation, capitalization, and dictionary usage. Writing workshop methods will be used to enhance students' personal writing styles, improve composition abilities, and build confidence. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.