The Basic Skills Lab is a new lab designed to help support students who want to improve their math skills as well as their writing and editing skills.

Basic Writing Skills:
For students who want to improve their writing at the sentence-level, they can work with tutors on areas of grammar, punctuation, spelling, proofreading and editing. Students can work to find patterns of error in their own writing and to develop their skills through individualized instruction.

How is this different from The Writing & Reading Lab?

The Writing & Reading Lab helps students on their ideas and the content of their essays, emphasizing skills such as: outlining and organizing ideas, developing arguments and using supporting evidence, creating strong thesis statements, and applying critical reading strategies to improve comprehension.

What services does the Basic Skills Lab provide?

* Individualized support from knowledgeable staff and faculty.
* Half-unit credit courses to improve writing and editing skills
* Access to the lab’s resources, including educational software, books, and handouts.

Short Courses Offered for Fall 2008:

* Earn a half-unit (credit/no credit) for each 8-hour module!
* Take one module, two or all four—whatever fits your needs!

To add these courses, simply go to http://websmart.smccd.edu/ and
add using the 5-digit CRN #:

LSKL 830: The Sentence
Master sentence structure basics in order to make your writing clear and grammatically correct.
Dates: 11/17 to 12/10
Meets: M/W 12:10pm-1pm
CRN #: 91269

LSKL 831: Editing & Proofreading
Become a stronger editor and proofreader of your own writing.
Dates: 10/15 to 11/12
Meets: M/W 12:10pm-1pm
CRN #: 91270

LSKL 832: Sentence Combining
Enhance the sophistication of your writing by creating more complex and better-developed sentences.
Dates: 9/17 to 10/13
Meets: M/W 12:10pm-1pm
CRN #: 91271

LSKL 833: Multi-Intelligent Learning Strategies for Reading and Writing
This supplemental course presents the theory of multiple intelligences and demonstrates a variety of strategies to help students learn most effectively.
Dates: 8/18 to 9/15
Meets: M/W 12:10pm-1pm
CRN #: 91268

Basic Skills Lab Schedule: