This is the first course in the developmental English language sequence at the AOS level offered at NTID. It is designed to increase students’ abilities to comprehend and use written English for practical usage on campus, in the workplace, and in society at large. Through a semester-long scaffolding approach, students develop basic reading and writing strategies to explore and to apply English-language communication skills in a variety of school, workplace, and life areas. Topics will be presented in various forms of media and contexts in which students learn to comprehend and use the basic constituents of English sentences; develop a content word vocabulary of about 3000 words; and practice strategies for improving reading comprehension and written expression. Upon successful completion of this course, students will continue their reading and writing skill development in NENG-114 Literacies II.