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MATH BOOST: GRADE 5*
Entering Grade 5 – This class will help students increase their fluency with fractions, including addition and subtraction of fractions and multiplication and division of unit fractions with whole numbers. The instructor
will also cover division extended to two-digit divisors, decimal fractions integrated in the place value system and operations with decimals to the hundredth place. Students will learn problem-solving strategies and deepen their understanding of area and volume.
WRITING
*Meets Common Core standards
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, READING AND WRITING: GRADE 3*
Entering Grade 3 – This class is designed to strengthen the reading foundation and writing skills of students reading at or near the third-grade level. The course
will focus on improving fluency, increasing reading comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Students will develop skills and strategies for better reading, and apply them while exploring grade-appropriate poetry, fiction, nonfiction and playwriting. The course will also cover writing skills and grammar because learning is enhanced when the reading and writing processes are connected.
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, READING AND WRITING: GRADE 4*
Entering Grade 4 – This class is designed to strengthen the reading foundation and writing skills of students reading at or near the fourth-grade level. The course
will focus on improving fluency, increasing reading comprehension and expanding vocabulary. Students will develop skills and strategies for better reading, and apply them while exploring grade-appropriate poetry, fiction, nonfiction and playwriting. The course will also cover writing skills and grammar because learning is enhanced when the reading and writing processes are connected.
GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, READING AND WRITING: GRADE 5*
Entering Grade 5 – This course will emphasize the fundamentals of expository and informational writing. Students will acquire the skills to write well-organized paragraphs, summaries and essays. The class will also cover “pre-writing” techniques, along with syntax, word choice, grammar, punctuation and revision. Students will learn to engage in writing as a process, paying particular attention to diction and structure. This highly interactive class includes peer review, writing workshops and a final portfolio that students can take home to demonstrate their progress.
Register at deanza.edu/academy 408.864.8817 • communityeducation@deanza.edu
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July 12-30
GRADES 3-5
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS