LAVC, Department of Psychology
Developmental Communications
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PLATO FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts: Assessment/Curriculum
FASTRACK is used for students with very low skills as a way of assuring that
they receive instruction in foundation skills that they may be lacking. Skilldeficient students may not be able to do typical remedial work, and very basic
deficits may not be disclosed by results of tests or courses aimed at typical high
school students. FASTRACK is the best way to determine what students lack.
OUTLINE
FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts Assessment/Curriculum
Curriculum (2 Uses: Placement Exam and Basic Skills Instruction)
o FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts Assessment Tests
 Advantage Language Arts Curriculum
 Language Arts Level A
o What Is a Plural?
o Plurals with s and es
o Capital Letters
o Proper Nouns and Capitals
o The Basics of Punctuation
 Language Arts Level B
o What Is a Verb?
o Two Kinds of Verbs
o Unusual Plurals
o How To Form Possessives
o Using Possessives
o Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives
o Titles and Capital Letters
o Commas 1
o Colons and Semicolons
 Language Arts Level C
o Parts of Verbs
o Some Strange Verbs
o Verbs and Tenses
o What Is a Noun?
o Two Kinds of Nouns
o More Kinds of Nouns
o Nouns and Verbs and Number
o What Are Negative Words?
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LAVC, Department of Psychology
Developmental Communications
®
PLATO FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts: Assessment/Curriculum
o Quotation Marks
 Language Arts Level D
o What Is a Pronoun?
o Personal Pronouns
o Personal Pronouns with Ownership
o Other Pronouns
o Recognizing Adjectives
o More About Adjectives
o Identifying Adverbs
o More About Adverbs
o What Is a Sentence?
o Parts of a Sentence
o More About Sentences
o Three Kinds of Sentences
o Confusing Verbs 1
 Language Arts Level E
o Nouns, Pronouns, and Gender
o Pronouns and Number
o Making Nouns and Pronouns Agree in Sentences
o A Subject and Its Verb Must Agree
o Subjects and Irregular Verbs
o Making Verbs and Unusual Nouns Agree
o Starting a Sentence with THERE or HERE
o What Is a Sentence Fragment?
o Run-on Sentences 1
o Synonyms and Antonyms
o Homophones: Words That Sound Alike
o Writing Personal and Business Letters
o Addresses and Return Addresses
 Language Arts Level F
o Spelling Rules
o More Spelling Rules
o Forming Plurals and Possessives
o Commonly Misspelled Words
o Punctuation - End Marks
o Commas 2
o Using :, ;, --, -, ""
o Capitalization
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Developmental Communications
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PLATO FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts: Assessment/Curriculum
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Recognizing Verbs
Identifying Subjects
Types of Nouns
How Nouns Are Used
The Pronoun: Replacement for a Noun
How Pronouns Are Used
Regular Verbs
Irregular Verbs
Subject and Verb Agreement
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement
Correct Pronoun Use
Correct Use of Adjectives and Adverbs –
Comparatives
 Language Arts Level G
o Learning About Prepositions
o Using Articles
o Identifying Phrases
o What Is a Clause?
o More About Phrases
o Different Kinds of Clauses
o One Way To Link Ideas
o Letter of Application
o Filling Out an Application
o Modifiers of Meaning
o Verbal Phrases
o Prepositional Phrases
o Confusing Verbs 2
o Confusing Words
 Language Arts Level H
o Sentence Fragments
o Dependent and Independent Clauses
o Run-on Sentences 2
o The Topic Sentence
o Unnecessary Sentences
o Order of Sentences in Paragraphs
o Transitional Devices
o Improving Structure in Paragraphs
o Paragraph Development and Organization
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LAVC, Department of Psychology
Developmental Communications
®
PLATO FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts: Assessment/Curriculum
 Language Arts Level I
o Inappropriate Language
o Word Choice Errors
o Using Figures of Speech in Writing
o Effective Writing
o Misplaced Modifiers
o Parallel Structure within Sentences
o Awkward Sentence Structure
FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts Assessment/Curriculum
o FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts Curriculum and Reviews
 Advantage Language Arts Review
 [ No Level A ]
 Language Arts Review Level B
o More Than One Review
o Possessives Review
o Capital Letters Review
 Language Arts Review Level C
o Verbs Review
o Nouns Review
o Punctuation Review
 Language Arts Review Level D
o Pronouns Review
o Adjectives and Adverbs Review
o Learning About Sentences Review
 Language Arts Review Level E
o Making Nouns and Pronouns Agree Review
o Subject and Verb Agreement Review
o More About Sentences Review
o Word Confusion Review
o Making Letters Look Right Review
 Language Arts Review Level F
o Giving the Employer Correct Information Review
o Using What You've Learned
 Opening a Bank Account
 Making a Bank Deposit and Writing a Check
 Filling Out a Retail Credit Application Part 1
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LAVC, Department of Psychology
Developmental Communications
®
PLATO FASTRACK Advantage Language Arts: Assessment/Curriculum
 Filling Out a Retail Credit Application Part 2
 Filling Out a Retail Credit Application Part 3
 Filling Out a Job Application
 Language Arts Review Level G
o Prepositions and Articles Review
o Phrases and Clauses Review
 [ No Level H ]
 Language Arts Review Level I
o The Writing Process
o Working With the Topic
o From Ideas to Sentences
o Revising and Editing
o Writing and Evaluating Essays
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