READ-95: Reading and Improvement

Name: Reading and Improvement
Division: Liberal Arts
Discipline: Reading
Units (Credits): 3.00

General Information

Improves fundamental reading skills, including word-attack skills, vocabulary development, reading comprehension, fluency, and interpretation.

Upon completion of this course the students should be able to:

Identify and utilize various reading strategies (before, during, and after reading) for pre-college level and college level tests.
Adopt and evaluate cognitive and metacognitive ways to be an efficient reader (reading rates, skimming, scanning).
Expand vocabulary usage by learning word parts (suffixes, roots, and prefixes) and how to use context clues.
Identify main ideas (both stated and implied) of diverse texts.
Communicate about diverse texts in a variety of different ways.
Interpret an author’s purpose and tone.
Distinguish between facts and opinions in various texts.
Develop note taking skills as a reading strategy.

Have college-level skills in reading, writing, and oral communication appropriate to their degree and/or emphasis;
Have problem solving, creative, and critical thinking skills;
Have effective and efficient learning skills, including the location and evaluation of information;
Understand the importance of cultural traditions, diversity, and ethics in the modern world.

There are currently no READ-95 classes scheduled for this term.