1.	This program will provide the students with opportunities to comprehend the printed material needed to succeed in their educational and vocational interests, as well as recognizing reading as a worthy use of leisure time.
2.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to interpret and respond to literature as a reflection of the life, values, and ideas of the culture in which it originated.
3.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to express and interpret ideas, attitudes, and feelings in a verbal manner.
4.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to acquire the oral skills needed to communicate effectively throughout life.
5.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to become critical and responsive listeners.
6.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to realize that listening is an important aspect of learning.
7.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to become critical thinkers.
8.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to use the writing process as a way to discover the content and shape of his/her writing and to challenge and test ideas.
9.	This program will provide the student with opportunities to express ideas in writing that span the spectrum from short informal notes to more formal research papers.